and then she said ... "I love you both, but I like her more"

I cannot even imagine the pain that sentence might bring to a heart.
Especially hearing it from a mother's lips.
Honesty ... is HIGHLY over-rated!
This moment- fortunately was from a tv show. But words, perhaps not exact to these, but hurtful yet ... have been uttered.
in anger.
in error.
in selfishness.
When I heard it said, the air caught in my throat .... and I pondered ....
Have I ever hurt someone in this way, however innocently or unintended? Would I have seen the wounded look on their face or in their eyes?
I pray not to the former, I hope so to the latter.