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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No my third is a delight. Of course it helps that the middle is a Pita.[/quote]

Lots of middle kids are a PITA.  It totally sucks that they need things like emotional support, love, time, not to mention resources that cost money.  You would have so much more to dedicate to the children you actually love if you didn't make the mistake of having that middle child.  Now your stuck with a little leach draining your time, energy, and resources.  I wonder why they're such a pain...

Oh, but you insist you don't treat them poorly and they don't know what you really think.  Right?[/quote]

This, exactly. When a parent says a child is "a PITA" what they mean is "they need things I don't want or can't give them." Well whose fault is that? They are a child.[/quote]

I’ll be the first to admit my second child is very high maintenance. She’s lovely, but just needs more everything (patience, instruction, reminders, hand holding, emotional support, etc.) than her sister. There is no way she or we could handle another one younger than she is, making her the middle. As it is we are stretched thin with her and also trying not to short change our older one too much. Of course it still happens. [/quote]

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