recognizing that EVERY person is DIFFERENT, still, what are some common themes you'd find in the middle child's life and adulthood?
2006-10-31 16:44:44 · 10 answers · asked by Hot Lips 4077 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Is it all right if I answer...I'm the mother of three. My middle is the least self-centred and has the most common sense of my trio.
I love them all very much, but she has honestly been the most pleasant and the easiest to raise. She is direct, but rolls with the punches. Her patience is astounding, her transition to adulthood (she is currently in college) has been less traumatic than her older sister. She is the bridge between her older and younger sibling.
I see the same with my three cousins...my middle cousin (we are all in our 40s) is the level-headed one and the one the other two rely on. In both families all three children are bright, but that middle one is the diplomat. ; )
2006-10-31 17:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by tantiemeg 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's funny ...my little sister Mari ( a virgo) is the middle child in my family of 3 daughters (I'm the oldest) she is sooo funny!! She had her moments of feeling like she was never good enough which she was, and always felt that her "perfect" grades and all were depriving her of attention, since I was a bad **** and the youngest was all over the place. It made her strong though and she is still admirable in my eyes.
My husband (also a virgo) is the middle child of his family, and he too is extremely funny. I noticed middle children are VERY intelligent! I wonder why? lol
Oh well, I'm sure the eldest of 3 have some stories to share, I do!
=) ciao.
2006-10-31 18:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im the middle child of 3. All girls. Growing up I felt like no one loved me, my Mom and older sister would always talk and I'd feel left out. Then with my little sister they'd spoil her of course. I'd beg for toys and I was just ignored while they bought stuff for my older sister. I can remember feeling so depressed when I was around 9 or 10 I put all my stuff away and wished I'd die. Since then I tried commiting suicide about 6 times.
2006-10-31 16:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by Crazy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the middle child with one older and one younger brother.
My relationship with my brothers is about the same - each treats me like I'm their favorite brother. Out of us three, I always was the one who achieved more in school, and eventually at work. I also am the level headed one of us three, and when the other two usually need some advice, they come to me.
In life outside my family, I'm also the one that people usually run to for advice or answers. I also tend to set and achieve goals faster and better than others. Plus, people tend to trust me more.
2006-10-31 16:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by M.A.X. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found it really difficult as a kid, cos my older sister was bossy and a bit of a bully to the younger ones. I was always the quiet one that everyone expected to be sensible and good. While my younger sister was the baby of the family and got her own way most of the time. Although we all fought like cats and dogs as kids, we are really close now as adults, and our differences make life much more interesting.
2006-11-01 02:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by Pauline N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was the middle child in between two competing centers of attention. I was never as bold and as self-centered as my sisters, so I was shoved backseat. My parents noticed, however, and made sure to pay special attention to me and not let me get used as a doormat. I love my sisters, but I do give in too easily I am learning to assert myself, as I am now at a boarding school with my older sister without parents to watch over me. I give in still when I don't think that it's that important, but I will stand up for myself.
As for getting along with my sisters, we have had our occassional squabbles. I am three years apart from both of my sisters - close enough to relate to them and close enough to be pains in each others' a**es. We fought more when we were younger, but have grown close as we have grown into ourselves.
2006-10-31 16:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by Cynnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am the 4th of 7...so that's middle child...pretty much I was left to my own devices...as long as I got good grades...and I was the one that had the room in the basement and everyone else had rooms on 1st or 2nd floor.
2006-10-31 17:05:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its like the cream in the oreo cookie. You depend on your big sister/bother and your little sister/brother depends on you. Im not a middle child though.
2006-10-31 16:48:12 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Choco Lover♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
both of my brothers, older and younger, are like smarter than me, but i've been told that i have the most common sense and am the most social. and i help out the most around the house and all that stuff.
2006-10-31 16:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by barnacle1988 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am the thread child and he was mom's favorite.
2006-10-31 16:54:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋