To OLDEST CHILDREN, what are the FIVE things you absolutely hate MOST about bei

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   gmwilliamsposted 9 years ago

   To OLDEST CHILDREN, what are the FIVE things you  absolutely hate MOST about being the
   
   oldest child in your family?
   
   

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   Moon Daisyposted 9 years ago

   I'm the oldest of two, and I didn't hate it, but there were things that seemed unfair.
   
   1) My parents didn't let me do things that my sister then got to do.  I guess they were more wary with me as I was the first, then more relaxed with my sister.  For example as a teen they didn't let me go to out to pubs with my friends, but by the time my sister was allowed to drink they didn't have any problems with her going.
   
   2) Like all older siblings, (probably), I was jealous when my sister was born.  I wouldn't call her by her real name, I called her Linda.
   
   3) She was always the littlest and the cutest, so she got away with more and people felt sorry for her and took her side.
   
   4) As the oldest, I was always supposed to be the 'responsible one', and was expected to look after my cousins, even though my sister wasn't much younger than me.
   
   5) Because our parents were stricter with me than they were with her, she has very different memories of our childhood!

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      gmwilliamsposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Oldest children seem to always get the shaft. Sad isn't it.

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      Moon Daisyposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Yes.  In my case, especially as I'm not really a typical 'older child' personality.  My younger sister is much more confident, sure of herself and bossy!

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