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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a third daughter/youngest/regretted because I wasn't a boy in a sexist Catholic family. Both parents from large Catholic families. My mother is a middle child and her intense focus on elevating my middle sister leaves me feeling like the she gave me middle child syndrome as revenge...lol...seriously. So, I relate to middle children and not spoiled youngest/baby of the family role. [/quote] Have you told her you felt this way? I wonder if because she understands the feeling she has the ability to empathize with you. The damage is probably done, but you can change things going forward. BTW don't expect her to change if it is not within her capacity. My mom can't change, but she does recognize what I felt. She too was the middle child who decided to keep with the status quo, maybe amplifying it because her baby (3rd) was the prized golden boy in a sexist catholic family.[/quote]
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