Oldest/Middle/ Yongest Child

[Kate1970]

Thought this might be interesting.
Are you the Oldest Middle or youngest child?
Has it affected you in anyway?

I'm the eldest of 3, can't say I've ever thought about it, and don't feel it's affected me .

 

[Griftygardener]

I am an only child, but I would have liked a sister.

 

[LouBug19]

I'm the youngest and my mum spoiled me in the sense of caving into my fussiness when it came to food when I was a kid. For example I wouldn't eat lasagne only spag bol. I have one brother and one sister and I'm very close with my sister and always have been (we did fight a lot though) and I do have a good relationship with my brother too. I liked being the youngest because they went through stages like school or university so could give me advice.

 

[watermelon sugar]

I’m the youngest but don’t really have the traits of the youngest child. The oldest in our family is probably the spoilt one and the favourite! And I’ve never really been babied

 

[Sibz]

I'm the youngest child, it's a total myth that the youngest gets more attention and spoilt. We usually got forgotten about as parents had been through it all before with the other kids and couldn't be arsed anymore by the time we came. We got loads of crappy second hand toys and clothes we didn't want, and none of the new stuff we asked for as all the money was spent on the elder children

 

[Monkeybum]

I'm the youngest of 2 girls and definitely wasn't spoilt. My parents always say they documented all of my sister's firsts but mine went unnoticed as it wasn't such a novelty. They also disciplined me less in our teens.

I'm definitely more carefree and free spirited which could be because of it

 

[Saddlesoap]

I'm the youngest, by a good few years (unplanned ). I think I was babied / spoilt more than my siblings. I think my brother (eldest) is the favourite though.

 

[digsydelilah]

I'm the eldest of three and have been held up as both the golden child and scapegoat/impossible higher expectations of. My younger sister and brother managed to create lives for themselves without being held back or controlled (courtesy of my mum). I haven't always done what's best for me but it's been tough at the best of times. I'm incredibly close to my siblings which at the end of the day I'm most grateful for and hopefully I have more acts to play.