I am the middle child in my family and everyone always points this out when they find out where I fall in the line of siblings. What exactly does it mean?
2006-09-13 09:24:28 · 16 answers · asked by Molly B 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
It just means feeling like you get the least attention, and many times get overlooked due to the needs of the older and younger siblings.
2006-09-13 09:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Middle Child Stereotypes
2016-11-15 09:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by gremer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a very imformative books about Birth Order. There are generalizations that often fit the placement of a person in their sibblings order of birth.
The middle child is often called the peace maker or the one who bridges the connection with all the other people in the family. They are not the oldest so they don't have any pressure to feel like they need to take care of the others. The youngest is often not too responsible or not as independent because they are viewed as the baby of the family. The oldest is expected to grow up quickly and by the time the third child comes the parents raelize that a baby is just a baby and pampers the child more.
This is usually not intentional behavior
2006-09-13 09:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means only what you give it the power to mean. That means that it means nothing unless you decide to let it. Let those people have their philosophies, it doesn't have to change anything about how you see things so don't even bother with it. Basically, all it means is you were born after the oldest and before the youngest and has a whole lot more to do with how you are treated in your family than when you were born. Instead of letting it try to influence you turn it around on them, say you know any middle child legacy that exists is about the way you treat me because I'm the middle child, it doesn't have anything to do with me. Let them ponder that philosophy for a while. In my family the oldest one was the first and where they make the mistakes and the youngest one was the baby and spoiled rotten. Each family assigns different roles to everyone, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with birth order at all...my older sister was the 'smart' one, I was the pretty one (?? and how worthelss is that) and my little sister was a spoiled rotten baby.
2006-09-13 09:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by dappersmom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sterotype is:
The oldest is usually the mature one. Knows more because they are older, the parents usually trust them more things. They have more responsibilities etc
The youngest is the baby and can do no wrong (at least from my experience) they can get away with a lot more.
The middle is the one that usually has issues with the other ones. They want to be like the older one, but wonder why the youngest gets to do or get whatever they want.
It's true in some cases, but it depends on the family. Just know that you are your own person and don't need to compare yourself to the others.
2006-09-13 09:30:32 · answer #5 · answered by starlet_80 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I am the middle child in my family and everyone always points this out when they find out where I fall in the line of siblings. What exactly does it mean?
2015-08-18 17:31:48 · answer #6 · answered by Keitha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amongst children, are the youngest, the oldest, and any middle kids. The oldest usually get to do everything first, as well as screw up first. The rest of the children learn off of his mistakes. Example, Oldest gets his\her license at 16 and doesnt have a job, wrecks and costs parents money. Rest of kids have to get a job first and then license. The youngest is the baby, Parents are sentimental with the youngest because it is their last kid and often the most spoiled, trusted, and loved of the bunch. The middle children dont get the spoils, and often pay for the oldest mistakes.
2006-09-13 09:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Happy H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means that the oldest child gets a lot of attention because he/she is the oldest and the youngest gets the same amount of attention because he/she is the youngest. Therefore, you do not receive the same amount of attention because you are in the middle. The middle child syndrome is also called :the forgotten child". This doesn't necessarily happen in all familes but it does happen in a lot of families - that is why there is a "syndrome"
2006-09-13 09:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by Rebecca R 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
as a middle child myself it is often synonymous with being left out because you're not the first child or the baby--the two that typically get the most attention. my parents were wonderful and treated us as individuals, although, my baby sister had more new clothes than i ever did because i got hand-me-downs and my baby sister is 7 years younger, so she had to get new stuff! which is probably why i love shopping so much now!
2006-09-13 09:31:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The middle child doesn't get as much attention as the others growing up. Silent shy and withdrawn.
2006-09-13 09:30:48 · answer #10 · answered by rocken_heimer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋