The Middle Child

Being the middle child seems like a curse, but it can also be a blessing! Yeah ,we get a bad rep, but have you thought about the pro’s of it? I’m going to hit you with some con’s, but we as middle children certainly have some pro’s. I actually had the chance to deal with the best of both worlds. I was once the baby in the family, but now here I am, stuck in the middle.

1.You get blamed a lot.

You weren’t even there, but somehow your name was brought into it. Sibling broke the dish, you did it when you were outside.

2.You are compared to everyone! “Why can’t you be like (insert siblings name here)?”

Even though the oldest was born 5 years before you, you should be where they are in life right now.

3.Apparently you are jealous of the youngest.

Ever since you were shifted from the youngest to the middle child, you have been upset. That is actually wrong, no one pays attention to us anymore, so we do what want.

4.You might have a drinking problem.

Not really , but everyone will notice how you had that second glass of wine at the dinner table.

5.Your clap backs are amazing.

Your family mostly has nothing nice to say during the holiday. You learned to take the comments and clap back so quickly with some not so great things as well. “ How is that second glass Sarah?” “ It’s great Aunt Karen, how’s your second divorce?”

6.You are questioned about when are you going to start a family since the oldest just started their own.

While your sibling was in a stable relationship and you are single like a pin in a haystack, everyone would like to know, when are you gonna start your family.

7.You were the test child

The first born was protected like a diamond. When you came along they let you do whatever since they’ve been through it already.No harm at letting you live on the edge with a few scars. When the youngest was born , they realized where they have went wrong with you and raised the youngest “right.”

8.You have a younger sibling that has your back.

You learned the ropes with the oldest to cover and you thought “oh man, I have no one to cover for me when I sneak out etc.” Boom! Think again.

9.You had a role model!

You don’t really have to learn from your own mistakes, but the older siblings mistakes. You get to go through life avoiding the disaster the older ones went through.

10.People forget about you sometimes so you can possibly avoid a family gathering.

You see your uncle every year on Christmas and you tell him your name is “Sarah not Shara” so you just don’t show up because Shara does not exist.

11.You can tell your parents you messed up in life because you were the test child.

Haha this is totally a joke, but use it. Let them know, you know ,that you weren’t loved enough and protected as much as the rest of the siblings in the family. They might just give you an extra twenty for the holidays.

Listen, being the middle child isn’t too bad. You might feel left out at times and apologize for things out of your control. I just want you to know you are loved and you are the one who can make all the mistakes in the world. Stay strong my middle friends. We got this.