Middle Child
- Has neither rights of oldest nor privileges of youngest.
- Feels life is unfair.
- Feels unloved, left out, "squeezed."
- Feels doesn't have place in family.
- Becomes discouraged and "problem child" or elevates self by pushing down other siblings.
- Is adaptable.
- Learns to deal with both oldest and youngest sibling.
Both Cindy and I are middle children. I am the middle of 5 and she the middle of seven. I don't think the above list fits either of us too well. Our most similar traits are trying to bring sides together through nmediation and/or listening. However, when pushed or falsely accused or threatened tend to lash out quite firmly. This is probably due to being pushed around by the older ones when kids and being responsible for the younger ones.
I've seen more accurate descriptions, Hence Dr. Rindy Freud
, could you please find a sibling/birth order study that better fits all of our self-stated qualities!
Brian
p.s.
Rindy, I guess refering to you as me little bruv hasn't caused any middle child delemma for you yet eh?