There are orphanages…for children who have lost their parents—oh! why, why, why, are there no harbours of refuge for grown men who have not yet lost them? Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903.

 Given their druthers, parents generally prefer to treat children equally when it comes to passing on their property upon death. This is likely due, at least in part, to the potential negative impact on children who perceive that they are being treated unfairly.