How can I get my parents to appreciate me?

i am 14 years old and I am sick and tired of my parents treating me like garbage and treating my brother like a god. I get good grades, i am the captain of my soccer team, i have made countless honours choirs, including All-State choir, which over 600 kids tried out and only 160 kids in the entire state are chosen and i was one of those kids. I am a good kid. my room is overflowing with awards and medals and trophies in everything from music to sports. I do all of this but i still get treated like crap. The only thing my brother is travel soccer, which i quit because of my pursuit in a musical career.I just don't understand. When i sing, people come up to me with tears in their eyes telling me how my voice is beautiful but my parents just turn the other cheek. all the other kids at school love my voice and im asked to sing for them all the time, but my parents seem to care more about my brothers soccer, which by the way, im better at soccer than he is, than all of my accomplishments. can you please help me because it seems like no matter what i do, i can't make my parents happyHow can I get my parents to appreciate me?
Honestly, in my opinion, you sound like you get plenty of praise. Your friends, even strangers praise you from what you've said. Ever think how hard it is for your brother, knowing that you are 'much more successful' as you say? I think you need to do some growing up. I know that sounds harsh, but the world's harsh. You need to do things for you, not for someone else's praise. Plus, you're definitely confident in yourself, so maybe they want to focus on your brother to make sure he doesn't have confidence issues.
No. 1 Step down off that pedestal your puuting yourself on;you're just waiting for someone to come along and knock you off, and you're going to hit the ground hard when they do.



No. 2 I would almost bet money your brother is quite a bit younger than you, I'm going to assume that's the case.



Some children, especially young ones, need more attention and praise than others. Did you ever stop being p***ed off long enough to think that maybe your parents feel you're well enough developed to not need their support as much? If that's the case you should take that as an implication of trust and respect, which is a far cry from being treated like crap.How can I get my parents to appreciate me?
Maybe its because u get attention from your friends because u r very succesful, but because ur brother is not so succesful they think he needs more attention
Well the best way is to talk to them, tell them that you feel your being blanked. Tell them you feel upset and you feel your being left out. You both sound like good people and perhaps they just want to boost his confidence because his brother is more successful? And perhaps, just perhaps your being a little bit paranoid.



P.S Do you have youtube clips of you singing? I'd like to hear you sing.How can I get my parents to appreciate me?
Wow! That must be pretty hard for you. I really can't think of why they are like this to you! I think you really need to talk to your parents about how you are feeling. Maybe they'll start to show more aprreciation for you or explain why they are being so cold. Maybe they pity your brother because you are more succesful than him!

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well id talk to them and tell your parents you feel like crap..... ask them if theres anything they don't like that your doing
Maybe they think if they praise you too much your brother will feel really sad and they are trying to prevent that. Talk to them and tell them how you feel. If nothing comes of it at least you got it off your chest.
Why do you think there is such a difference? You both seem like very successful children I would think they would be proud of both of you.