eldest/middle child/youngest/only child

what is your position in your family?


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WeirdyMcGee

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I'm number 2 of 3-- so; the middle child.
I'm also the only planned baby.
Also the reason that my parents divorced shortly after I was born.
 

GraybeardGhost

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Younger of two, second, and last. I was not a neglected child, but there were constant reminders, sometimes subtle, sometimes not, that I was the "number two son" (in more ways than one). I was the afterthought, the disappointment, always the last to be heard, always the last to be considered. I believe this may be one of the primary roots of my lingering depression, anxiety, and anger. Once the stain is set, it doesn't wash out.

Thank you for starting this thread, Joule, and thank you, Emerald, for reviving it. I wish I had seen it sooner.
 

singing-love

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Eldest of two, now i think about it my parents must like the number two, my younger brother and i are the only two children and we were born two years and two weeks apart. Funny how that worked out. I wouldn't swap him for the world, despite the fact we couldn't be more different if we tried, and i mean that in every way. But yet still be so similar and have such a great bond, i consider myself very lucky :)
 
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