My friend thinks this? Is this just an excuse?

I have a friend named Samantha, and she was born two months prematurely. She always says "I was born premature!" and uses that excuse so that people are nice to her, including her mom (but she doesn't say that directly to her mom; she says that if her mom doesn't get or do what Samantha wants her to). And if they're not nice to her even once, she has the 'cold shoulder' about her. Is this just an excuse to get attention?