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Reply to "If you are one of three, did you feel left out ( or that a sibling was always left out)? "
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, it was always me and "the boys". There is 3 years between us and I am the oldest. I felt pushed into being the sensible, grown-up, mature one, while they were lumped together being boisterous and doing what boys do. It's another reason why we won't be having 3. The most convincing argument against having 3 though is that [b]the middle child gets shafted[/b]. there are benefits to being the oldest and the youngest but the middle child really has neither. [/quote] Does s/he? Did it happen in your family? It seems like in your situation the eldest got shafted. I think the "middle child" syndrome is a myth, or rather that it gets played up more (or used as an excuse) than anything else. I know plenty of middles that are just fine, weren't shafted growing up, and are perfectly fine adults. But so many people love to talk about that "poor middle" child. Odd. [/quote]
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