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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These middle children sure sound like the stereotype! No responsibility for themselves, just blame for others. Marcia, Marcia,Marcia. I haven’t met middle children who fit the stereotype so well!

Thankfully, my middle child is nothing like that.

Again, personalities not birth order.[/quote]

The stereotype is not for middle children to be irresponsible -- if anything they are often over-responsible because they are expected to be very independent from a young age.

The "irresponsible" stereotype gets assigned to youngest children, who don't always have incentive to develop independence and self-reliance because there is always someone older around to help them out.

One thing I'll note is that I'm always skeptical of parents who claim that certain negative dynamics don't exist in their family. Until I hear it from the kids (ALL the kids, not just the ones who are happy), I remain skeptical.[/quote]

Would love to hear from your kids…[/quote]

DP
So many books an actual studies on this.  You really want to hear antidotes from PPs children?[/quote]

Since as a parent of two you’ve clearly read all the books and studies on three children, so please cite them here. Would love exact quotes and page numbers. And you seem highly defensive…you seem to assume that as a parent of two kids your kids are well-adjusted, but I bet you’re a narcissist with an enabling husband who has a golden child and a scapegoat child. Your kids are probably terribly f*cked up in their own special ways. Glad you stopped before three.[/quote]

Wow!  I was a different poster.  I'm a parent of 3 and grew up with 4 siblings - I'm the second to last.  Please reread your post; you have some issues.  I think everyone in the 3 generations alive in my family is more stable than you.  I hope your family has more people than you to depend on.  I also wish you happiness in your future - and lower stress.  It sounds like you need a break.[/quote]

Oh, I forgot to mention..
If you really want citations just Google 'birth order studies'.  You should get enough reputable to recommendations to keep you  busy.[/quote]

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