Birth Order

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hi was reading http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/family/birthorder/index.html and just wondered when you were born ie first, last etcetc. not gonna bother asking if you think it affects your personality or whatever but do if you wish.


i'm the youngest, only girl with 2 older brothers so yeah it has a massive impact on my personality i think.
vote in the poll!
oh i put other didn't really mean to just leave that out n put yourself as middle if you're in between first and last k ty

[myke]

apparently middle children attempt suicide the most!!

for attention from their mother competing for resources ooo yeah psychology

[HotelUser]

apparently middle children attempt suicide the most!!

for attention from their mother competing for resources ooo yeah psychology

You don't make me feel very pleasant about being a middle child Myke!

[myke]

You don't make me feel very pleasant about being a middle child Myke!
It's ok, it doesn't have to be that way! :P Your Mother loves you just as the much as the others, promise.

[JACKTARD]

I think it makes me more independent and sensible because I have 3 younger siblings who look up to me and who have had my parents main attention since I was 6 so yeah I do think it has had an impact on my personality

[Mathew]

Only child! :P

[Casanova]

i'm the last. They obviously stopped once they made perfection... or because i'm a twin they couldn't handle anymore :(?

[kuzkasate]

First child is that bad? someone tell me, i cba checking

[Jordan]

if you count all the brothers, half and step then im 4th...

[lol]

First child is that bad? someone tell me, i cba checking

no middle is bad
im youngest

[Deak]

I'm last out of two as i have an older sister

[Special]

i have 4 siblings, i am second to bottom

everyone gets treat the same apart from my younger sister, she gets spoiled to **** by my dad which pisses me off

[FlyingJesus]

I'm the middle child and that almost certainly shaped a large part of my personality. My sister's 3 years older and my brother's a year below, so I was basically the leader of the younger ones while still looking up to my sister enough to copy some of her traits. I think it make an impact on your approach to things too - my sister's really headstrong and full on goes for what she wants, my brother puts in a load of extra effort because he feels he has to match up to us two (who tbh always had things pretty easy) so they're both making futures for themselves and I'm just like w/e I'mma do some finger painting because it looks good right now

[wixard]

I'm the middle child and that almost certainly shaped a large part of my personality. My sister's 3 years older and my brother's a year below, so I was basically the leader of the younger ones while still looking up to my sister enough to copy some of her traits. I think it make an impact on your approach to things too - my sister's really headstrong and full on goes for what she wants, my brother puts in a load of extra effort because he feels he has to match up to us two (who tbh always had things pretty easy) so they're both making futures for themselves and I'm just like w/e I'mma do some finger painting because it looks good right now

i'm the middle child and in the same situation as you only my sisters SEVEN years older and my brother a year younger, but i'm the complete opposite

my sisters like super smart, but she has terrible mental problems she's diagnosed with bipolar, and i know you all may find it hard to believe but i'm probably more mature than her.. yes ME. and growing up i did everything i could to NOT be like her, we're so different. then i dunno i didn't read that thing and i'm not gonna, but being the middle child i honestly don't care

i don't need my parents attention to make me feel good and i don't really know if it's affecting my life or not, i just know that i try to be as independent as i possibly can while still living with my mum whereas my brother and sister are totally dependent on my parents and i don't see that changing anytime soon. oh and tom you know the way you said your brother tries to keep up? well my mum babys my brother and he does NOTHING, he has no depth, no knowledge to him, he really is a failure of a kid and i say that in the nicest way possible cos i do really like him..... he's just so freakin stupid

[VelvetClover]

Only child! :P

Me too :)

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I was born last :P

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I'm the middle child and that almost certainly shaped a large part of my personality. My sister's 3 years older and my brother's a year below, so I was basically the leader of the younger ones while still looking up to my sister enough to copy some of her traits. I think it make an impact on your approach to things too - my sister's really headstrong and full on goes for what she wants, my brother puts in a load of extra effort because he feels he has to match up to us two (who tbh always had things pretty easy) so they're both making futures for themselves and I'm just like w/e I'mma do some finger painting because it looks good right now

i'm the middle child and in the same situation as you only my sisters SEVEN years older and my brother a year younger, but i'm the complete opposite

my sisters like super smart, but she has terrible mental problems she's diagnosed with bipolar, and i know you all may find it hard to believe but i'm probably more mature than her.. yes ME. and growing up i did everything i could to NOT be like her, we're so different. then i dunno i didn't read that thing and i'm not gonna, but being the middle child i honestly don't care

i don't need my parents attention to make me feel good and i don't really know if it's affecting my life or not, i just know that i try to be as independent as i possibly can while still living with my mum whereas my brother and sister are totally dependent on my parents and i don't see that changing anytime soon. oh and tom you know the way you said your brother tries to keep up? well my mum babys my brother and he does NOTHING, he has no depth, no knowledge to him, he really is a failure of a kid and i say that in the nicest way possible cos i do really like him..... he's just so freakin stupid
lol how do you think it affects your friendships? cause in my group i'm the eldest and i always remind them... like there's something to prove idk why. the second eldest is like the mum of us all, she's sensible and sorta mothers us but she has 2 younger sisters so i see where the stereotypes form. yet i'm totally the opposite, mostly immature and sorta just a bad influence really lol

anyway, i don't really like blaming anything for my own actions but i think the reason i hate responsibilty is because of being the 'baby sister'. i'm just used to people doing stuff for me and WANTING to do stuff for me, my eldest used to spoil me so much and stick up for me all the time so when i don't have that i feel betrayed that they can't do something simple for me. it's selfish, yeah but i can't help to feel that way aftr years of that treatment. i honestly believe that's why i won't take responsibilty for anything, i don't think it's my job to.

& yeah my middle brother was only 5 months when my mum got pregnant with me so it's not like he had a childhood to himself because i was the main priority and you can see the effect it has on him because when he gets mad he tends to say that i think i'm better because i get away with everything and that my oldest brother thinks it too because he's the "smart one". it's so childish lol

i look up to my eldest so when he left i wanted to be more like him and it makes me much more affectionate to people especially my younger cousins and i look down on the middle one because he does nothing. he doesn't feel like he can match up to my brother (nor do i) and doesn't think it's worth doing anything with his life because we'll always be better. sad but that's how he feels and it's had a massive impact on him. the only time my brother and i got along was when i was in to rebelling and he would encourage me to so he could tell my mum and he would get some sorta praise for it.

/life story.
im doing it in psychology so i like to make sense of stuff

[.Shaun,,]

the middle kid ;)

[Shockwave.2CC]

My parents had 2 children and I was the last

[Nemo]

Im the youngest (just me and my sis)

But that's a stupid website.


They'll often work hard to be the center of attention or break the rules.
Say what lol? It was the complete opposite for me, i got loads of attention and ive been brought up (maybe because i got the attention, whatever) to not want to break the rules generally.


Often, youngest children love to make people laugh or take center stage. Many actors and comedians are the youngest children in their families.

This half true really. I like making people laugh but i hate taking center stage, that could be coz of low confidence or self-esteem but i was really confident when i was younger but i still never really liked being in the center with everyone looking at me.


Persistent: When it comes to a goal, many youngests just won't give up!

Half true, honestly depends on what said goal is and how hard/long it is to achieve


A Great Storyteller: Whether it's true or not, youngest kids can spin a mighty good yarn.
I do like telling the odd story here n there, whether or not im good is upto others i suppose :P


Affectionate: Youngest children often have plenty of hugs and kisses to give out.

Okay that bit is true


Now, the downside. Although it's fun to be in the spotlight, many youngest children find that their parents don't give them a lot of attention or praise during important first-time events like tying a shoe or riding a bike.

I found it the opposite still, i got lots of praise when i was taught to ride a bike (albeit when i was stupidly old) and errr shoe laces ehmmm...

so yeah loads of that is just no.

I do however feel like i have to live upto my sister. My mum tells me repeatedly that she doesnt care what i do as long as i do something and dont end up on benefits/poor. She said she dsoesnt care what uni go to, but despite what she and everyone else says, i still feel like i need to do very welll. Now this isnt such a big deal because i do believe i can somewhat live upto what shes done (although getting into oxford will be hard :P). But yeah, apart from that i dont think theres any downsides to having a big sister. I've learnt how girls act and crap generally and also gives me a girl's opinion on various things (especially now that we're both older and now actually get on unlike when we were both young'ns).

[Eoin247]

I'm the oldest technically but i have two older step brothers.

[e5]

I'm the youngest. I wouldn't say it has affected my personality, as my older brother who I live with, has rather taken thing off of me, as I seemed to have grown up a bit faster than him.

[Rozi]

I'm the youngest. I think it does affect me cause my brother's such a **** I've learnt from his mistakes. Also my mother has encouraged us to always be quite independent and I think by being the youngest she's pushed this.

Even though my mum loves me and my bro equally, me and my mum get on much better, but idk if that's because I'm younger or because my brother's a ****.

[FlyingJesus]

lol how do you think it affects your friendships? cause in my group i'm the eldest and i always remind them... like there's something to prove idk why. the second eldest is like the mum of us all, she's sensible and sorta mothers us but she has 2 younger sisters so i see where the stereotypes form. yet i'm totally the opposite, mostly immature and sorta just a bad influence really lol

Not sure that it makes any difference for me, when I was in primary I used to hang out with the older kids dunno why but yeah then middle school mostly my own age, high school some older ones again so they'd buy us *+*things*+* now just whoever seems ok I honestly don't factor age into friendships right now as long as I can get along with them. With my closest group of friends I'm like the one who has to organise everything but I don't think that's because of being a middle child that's just them being useless


i dont think theres any downsides to having a big sister

I wouldn't mind having your big sister

[Circadia]

Youngest of 4. I have 3 brothers unfortunately, I agree with the site as I am always persistent, as i try not to give up on things and always throw a wobbly if i don't get my own way :L

[Moh]

I'm the youngest, but my mum has always treat us equally. It's kinda strange though, when I was younger I was a bit of a problem child lol. Mum couldn't go anywhere without me either wondering off and urm... I used to scream in Sainsburys... a lot. Whereas when my sister was younger, she was an angel. Not sure if I did that for attention or not lol.

Now we've kinda switched places, I'm no problem and my sister can be a nightmare.

My sisters moved out now, so now I get spoilt more than her, but that's purely down to the fact I'm still living at home.

[Samantha]

I posted first.

Do step sisters count? If it does I was 3rd.

[Chris]

Hmm I would say I'm in the middle and Ive always been treated the same and we all get on rather well. :L

[Inseriousity.]

First child.
It means I have to experience everything first :(

Just had a look at the site. Sums me up quite well. Urgh I'm a walking stereotype!

[Ajthedragon]

I'm the first of two.

[Nikki]

I have a step sister, who is much older than me but I didn't really grown up with her or anything, so I put first, then I have my brother and little sister. I would say my brother gets a lot of attention from my dad, being the only boy and they do sports together. Then my sister is only 3 so everywhere we go she is flooded with attention off everyone. I like being a role model for them :)

[Jacob]

I'm an only child and to be honest i've turned out quite selfish and greedy, normal?

[RandomManJay]

I'm the youngest, but my half-siblings (same father ;)) were already out and living hundreds of miles away when I was growing up so I rarely ever saw them.

[Muct]

Youngest.
Wow this thing just predicted me all over lol.

[Snooki]

first child

[Jordan]

I'm the 4th child :P out of 5 if you are counting half brothers n that. If not I'm the first from my mum and dad.

[Shar]

Middle child, I do feel like I'm treated a bit differently sometimes

[orientalframe?]

Only child. :P

[Ekelektra]

I'm the first born, with 2 younger brothers, and yeah I'm definetley more organized and mature than them.

[sammy]

I'm the last, my brother was born before me :)

[-:Undertaker:-]

I'm the first of four children, I can't think of anyway it has affected me in the slightest.

[@K]

Father's second and middle child, mother's oldest. Obviously I have a half brother on my dad's side.

[Mark]

I'm the last child

[cocaine]

As a result, many first-born kids end up with a lot of natural confidence.
hahaa wish i was part of this many!

[GirlNextDoor15]

Middle and the youngest always get jealous about the attention the oldest one gets. I'm the oldest one and I can tell how my brother feels about me. :)

[Super.willow]

I was My Mum's Last Child But My Dad's First Child :| haha

[Swearwolf]

im the oldest (first) and everything (literally) on that page is opposite lol

[HotelUser]

I'm in the middle of three. Some things on that link when this was posted way back ago I'd agree with, some I would not.

[Maatt.]

Only child. ;)
BOOM.
ITS GOOD. YOU DONT REALLY RELY ON ANYONE BUT YOUR PARENTS :D AND I DONT RELY ON THEM OFTEN!

[ChloeeBALDWIN]

I have 4 brothers and sisters (the oldest ones are in there 30s -20s), and one twin ,
I am the youngest out of my siblings,
My sister is older than me by one minute
Lifes unfair right? :P