Kunbee:

IM not spoilt

LOL! Don't take the "spoilt" comment literally

So do you fit the "love the limelight" description for lastborns?

jennykadry:

I am not spoilt. With the kind of mother I have, you don't stand a chance in blazzing hell

Outstrip:

I am the middle child. Kind of. 2nd of 5. I agree that you kind of feel like the oldest one gets all this special things and the younger ones just get a free pass. It makes you tough though. The middle child tends to be sort of ignored so you just automatically figure out how to do for yourself. I think parents unconsciously ignore the middle child and it cuts across cultures, race, social status etc

stillwater:

Lol, me too. But I didn't even notice any preferential treatment except for the last-born, and that was normal. Don't wanna be first or last born, being second was a good hiding place, was able to disappear without anyone noticing and that was how I liked it.

Outstrip:

I agree. You learn to disappear. My mom was always looking for my trouble though

N101:

@ Stillwater, Outstrip - I didn't know there was anyone else who liked being invisible apart from me!

Those middle child invisibility super powers still work for me

Knight1: i disagree.
IN terms of IQ, i have found last borns to be higher, using that IQ properly is another issue any way. in fact from what i have personally seen, IQ seems to increase as you go down. now to the issue of choosing career, most firstborns just take after their parents which make it look like they are decisive, middle are the ones confronted with the real challenge of doing what they want or what their parents want
and the last borns, typically, we all expect to get richer as the marriage progresses i.e when you have your firstborn, you likel sweep with the good old broom and grind with stone , by the middle you acquire vacuum cleaner and blender, by the time the lastborn arrives, there are all sorts of gadgets available to reduce stress
and that's why we lastborns APPEAR spoilt . but we aren't! trust me

Dere I: @ Poster, I disagree with you in all aspect of your post. I am the last child of the house. And believe or not, I have a high IQ, i am hardworking. At my age, i work, i manage the family business here in this town, i mostly displease myself to please my family, i struggle, i hustle , name it.

So please, Re-research and re-write your so called philosophy.

Coz i'm not spoilt, nor lazy, nor financially irresponsible.

Thank you.

tpia@:



true, not all last borns are spoilt, sometimes it could also depend on the age difference between you and your siblings.