Sibblings

[Dorienne]

I'm a middle child, and I think that it's really hard. It's when you're a teenager is the worst. Mainly because the parents get slightly overprotective of you because they don't want to make the same mistakes that they made with your older sibling with you. Also, if your younger sibling is in their adolescence...they tend to be treated "better" and with more attention. =D So you're kind of stuck in the middle and don't really know what to do about it.
I honestly don't find many problems being the middle child. I like it sometimes, but every kid has issues with their status in the family. =)
Good thread, Scott!
--d0ri

[Joshua May]

I'm the oldest, and its tough sometimes because you're the example and can't really make any misteps. Also, you're the guinea pig for the parents.

[Joe3]

I'm the oldest of four, and have three sisters. I dont think being oldest is too bad, but there are definately some drawbacks. Parents kind of "learn" parenting on you, so there are some "experimental" treatments. There's also more pressure to not make any mistakes, because you have to set an example. Many personal choices that you make are scrutinized by your parents because "You're setting that example for your younger siblings." Just my $.02

[Corey Balint]

HAHA-youngest and i get treated the best lol-its probably the easiest-because your parents now know how to treat you, from their mistakes, and they tend to be more leniant because the older siblings are doing something, so they just let you go along.
Definitely no complaints.

[Michelle 236]

I'm the oldest, but there are only 2 of us. My little* brother and I are very different, so I don't know how effective of a 'guinea pig' I am for my parents. For the most part though, my parents treat us exactly the same concerning privleges and freedom at certain ages.

*(I'm a senior, my bro is in 8th grade- He has a good 6 inches on me)

[shyra1353]

Im the youngest .. I have an older brother who is 18 and has just graduated from high school and is moving to Ireland for university next year ...
I like being youngest because there are some benefits and you do get treated a bit differently, that being said, I HATE being youngest because there are soo many double standards. Maybe its just in my family, but I know that my brother was allowed to do much more when he was 16 than I am now. And I know that if I try to do the things he is doing now at 18 when I am 18, I will still get in trouble, even though I will have moved out ...

It is funny because my brother and I have never been really close, and there were times (apart from build-season) where we said literally 10 words to each other for about a week and a half ... but now that he is moving in September, we have become closer .. and despite all of our fights (both verbal and physical) I am going to miss him once he is gone ...

[Ben Lauer]

Just like Andy B. my siblings are something to contend with...

2 older sisters...

Carolyn - 9th in a graduating class of 400. Notre Dame Grad with a > 3. something GPA. Electrical Engineer. Dial Corp. in Chicago. age: 23 (don't even try!)

Christina - 18th in a graduating class of 420. Attends Vanderbilt. Freshman year GPA 3.5. (OMG she is killing me!!!). 19 (I'll kill you!)

Ben (me) - 55 in a graduating class if 390. Attending Rose-Hulman IT, No Classes taken, 18.

[Franchesca]

I'm the youngest ... just my sister and I! She is 21 and for a long time it was really hard for us because of the age difference! But then we sort of grew up and now she's my closest friend ... we always stick together and spend a lot of time with each other ... it's great !

With my parents ... its a different deal -- the things they went through with her ... were different (she was a very stay at home, minimal involvement in anything type of teenager). They had it easy with her and well I'm a different box of cookies. With all the things I do and all the organizations in which I'm involved in school they don't have it as easy! So its like a new learning experience for them ... but they are troopers and have always supported me, so its all good !

I don't get any special treatment because I'm the yougest ... my family doesn't think that way ... I actually get it harder ... but its ok!!

[Billfred]

I have one older brother. He's on 1293 as well, and was at Palmetto.

He and I have the same kind of dry humor, except that he doesn't apply it nearly as much as I do (and often to his benefit).

The funny thing is that both of us work at Piggly Wiggly, so now we mooch everything off of each other. Shirts, name tags...it's funny.

[Amanda Morrison]

I'm the oldest, with Andy-Roo being my younger brother and only sibling. He's 15.

[Elgin Clock]

I was an only child for 12 years. My parents got divorced when I was 5 or 6 and then my dad remarried and had kids.

I have a sister who will be 13 this year and a brother who just turned 11.

Both of them are already showing interest in joining the robotics team when they get older. I already let my brother walk with us during this year's memorial day parade, and he wore a shirt from nationals 2002 that I won on e-bay that was too small for me.. lol

[ElfMaster]

I'm the second oldest out of 6. (All girls and 1 boy, but its okay though he's the oldest). I like my position. My brother is the guinea pig. Other then that though I don't really notice any different treatment between me and some of my sisters and brother. There is some but that’s only because they age range between us. My brother was entering college when my youngest sister was entering kindergarten.

It’s great. My parents are really involved in FIRST and it works great with the school. I just graduated from high school and one of my sisters (Angie) was there this year. So we easily kept up with FIRST. She's going to be a senior this year though. When she graduates my next sister (Emily) will be starting her freshmen year. ^_^ Then there are two more coming. We'll have a person in high school for the next 10 years straight. So you'll be seeing my family in FIRST for a long time. ^_^

[Ryan M.]

Oldest of 3. My sister is 13 and my brother is 8.

[Lisa Rodriguez]

Youngest of 2......Ogre is my older brother
Its nice, although we're so close with one side of my family, its like i have 6 older brothers (im the only girl on that side, and the youngest)

My parents had parenting boys down by my age between all my cousins and my brother, then BAM a girl, it's been interesting, I do a lot more school activties and outing with friends than my brother did, like freshman and sophmore year, i'd ask how late i could be out, and my parents weren't quite sure how to answer. They were like, what? go out? Its been a bit different, but a lot of fun. I was the guinea pig girl, so i was ALWAYS in dresses as a young child, by the time i was about 9 or 10, i was sick of it and didn't wear them for a good year or so. But we're back to normal now. Being the youngest is fun, although my parents have set different standards between me and my brother, sometimes that's no fun, cuz they know it, and when i go "but Jeffrey go to" they get to say "well you're not jeff are you??"

[Astronouth7303]

Oldest of 2. My brother isn't in FIRST (yet )