親おやの欲よく目めと他た人にんの僻ひが目め

expression

parents overvalue their own children but undervalue others'

Proverb expressing the common bias where parents see their own children through rose-colored glasses while being overly critical of other people's children.

See also: 親の欲目 (おやのよくめ)

• 親おやの欲よく目めと他た人にんの僻ひが目めで、自じ分ぶんの子こは天てん才さいに見みえるが、よその子こは大たいしたことないと思おもってしまう。

  Due to parental bias, one's own child seems like a genius, while other people's children are seen as nothing special.