Szeth's Facepalm Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Have you ever had to babysit without being paid? Ever been blamed for something your siblings did because "you should have been a better example"? Have you ever tried to settle a dispute between your younger siblings because when they complained to your parents, the parents said "figure it out"? (Ok, that one may be a little specific, but it happens very often in our house.) Have you ever felt like you are practically a parent, just without the ability to punish kids who are bad? If so, you are probably an oldest sibling! This is our place to gripe about life (lol) or just talk about stuff. And it's not only for first siblings, anyone who can relate can join in. NO YOUNGESTS ALLOWED! Edited February 13, 2022 by Szeth's Facepalm Lot of siblings here, not just olders lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience he/him Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 I am an oldest sibling, and I can relate lol. Though I gotta admit, it is fricken nice to be the oldest sometimes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth's Facepalm Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Yeah, i forget to mention the good parts lol. I was seething just a little cause of an incident that occurred recently with my siblings, so i was kinda focused on the bad stuff. But it is fun sometimes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elf They/them Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 I'm the middle one. It's not fun. At all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danex he/him Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Elf said: I'm the middle one. It's not fun. At all. oh you poor ignorant fool 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morningtide she/her Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 I'm the oldest of 5. It has benefits.... mostly not. I think that no matter your birth order, you'll always think its the worst. Personally, I think being the middle child would be an absolute nightmare, but oldest isn't great either. Especially when you have to watch your younger sibling getting privileges or other similar things years before you did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) I'm also a middle kid. Also, statistically there are more middle kids than oldest kids. Therefore, anyone here is more likely to be a middle kid than an oldest sibling. Edited February 9, 2022 by Tani 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JungleFiend she/her Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) Although I'm the youngest sibling I can still relate. Most of the kids in my neighborhood are younger than me, so I have to resolve their arguments constantly. Many of them call me their "second mom", and I'm usually the one cleaning up the messes they make. Now I too, can experience the chaos my older brother had to put up with. I was a storming monster when I was little. Edited February 10, 2022 by JungleFiend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai she/her Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 *waves* Oldest of three here, and it can be super frustrating sometimes. But, there are perks I wouldn't want to have any other position. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 HAHA, y'all don't know my pain of having MORE siblings than all of you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: HAHA, y'all don't know my pain of having MORE siblings than all of you. And how many would that be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, Experience said: And how many would that be? it is undisclosed information. internet safety ya know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: it is undisclosed information. internet safety ya know. Single digit number? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Tani said: Single digit number? yes. but that is all I say. also it is only more than the amount people have said, not necessarily that which is facts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth's Facepalm Posted February 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 9 hours ago, Tani said: I'm also a middle kid. Also, statistically there are more middle kids than oldest kids. Therefore, anyone here is more likely to be a middle kid than an oldest sibling. Uhhhhhhhhhhhh i don't think that's true Cause, think about it. There needs to be at least three kids for there to be a middle kid, and there only really needs to be one for there to be an oldest. So any family with any number of kids has an oldest but only families with at least three have a middle. ... right? Idk lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Szeth's Facepalm said: Uhhhhhhhhhhhh i don't think that's true Cause, think about it. There needs to be at least three kids for there to be a middle kid, and there only really needs to be one for there to be an oldest. So any family with any number of kids has an oldest but only families with at least three have a middle. ... right? Idk lol Even if you claim there would need to be at least two, it would still be that there are more oldest siblings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Szeth's Facepalm said: Uhhhhhhhhhhhh i don't think that's true Cause, think about it. There needs to be at least three kids for there to be a middle kid, and there only really needs to be one for there to be an oldest. So any family with any number of kids has an oldest but only families with at least three have a middle. ... right? Idk lol Technically with one kid they'd be the youngest by your criteria - they didn't have to deal with younger siblings. Also, there can be more middle kids than oldest kids, because once there's an oldest, there's only one oldest, and there can continue to be a bunch of different youngests. Also also, there are lots of youngest kids who are like middle kids: they are at one point being babysat and maybe not obeying their older sibling or the child in charge of them, and at another point being in charge of various younger neighborhood kids or cousins. World average household size is 4.9. This is counting single parents, couples without kids, adults by themselves, polygamous families, nonpolygamous families, extended families in the same house, etc. Which means the average number of children should be higher than 2.9. By more than 0.1. And the "middle kids" group is even bigger, because of the cousins babysitting cousins factor. So yes, there are probably more middle kids than older kids. 16 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: yes. but that is all I say. also it is only more than the amount people have said, not necessarily that which is facts. Double digits. Edited February 10, 2022 by Tani 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Just now, Tani said: Technically with one kid they'd be the youngest by your criteria - they didn't have to deal with younger siblings. Also, there can be more middle kids than oldest kids, because once there's an oldest, there's only one oldest, and there can continue to be a bunch of different youngests. Also also, there are lots of youngest kids who are like middle kids: they are at one point being babysat and maybe not obeying their older sibling or the child in charge of them, and at another point being in charge of various younger neighborhood kids or cousins. World average household size is 4.9. This is counting single parents, couples without kids, adults by themselves, polygamous families, nonpolygamous families, extended families in the same house, etc. Which means the average number of children should be higher than 2.9. By more than 0.1. And the "middle kids" group is even bigger, because of the cousins babysitting cousins factor. So yes, there are probably more middle kids than older kids. Double digits. it is a single digit number 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: it is a single digit number The number of children in my family is a two digit number. Edited February 10, 2022 by Tani 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tani said: The number of children in my family is a two digit number. DANG. I do not feel your pain then. other people had only said stuff like three kids to five kids in their family so I did not know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NameIess Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'm the second son of a second son of a second son. So I come from a long line of almost oldest siblings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 Taln Fan he/him Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Being the middle of three kinda stinks, I have an older brother and a younger sister. My sister is a fair bit younger and has totally different interests and just wants to do her own thing, and my older brother rarely wants to do anything with me. Oldest siblings, if your younger sibling asks to play with you or do some activity with you, do it if you can. One thing that must be nice about being the oldest is getting more new clothes, instead of hand-me-downs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, #1 Taln Fan said: Being the middle of three kinda stinks, I have an older brother and a younger sister. My sister is a fair bit younger and has totally different interests and just wants to do her own thing, and my older brother rarely wants to do anything with me. Oldest siblings, if your younger sibling asks to play with you or do some activity with you, do it if you can. One thing that must be nice about being the oldest is getting more new clothes, instead of hand-me-downs. HAHA. we almost never get hand-me-downs, I usually get stuff from thrift stores and from other people giving stuff to me (friends from church and other) so I almost never get new clothes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai she/her Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, #1 Taln Fan said: One thing that must be nice about being the oldest is getting more new clothes, instead of hand-me-downs. Yeah, we always joke about how my little sister has the most clothes (because of two older sibling's hand-me-downs.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Thrift stores rule! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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