Birth Order Bliss Research Paper

Birth Order Bliss
Many people believe that a child's placement in the family, such as oldest, youngest, or middle kid, influences the character traits of the child. The youngest child is usually the most easily spoiled and is more likely to be the popular kid or the lead clown in a group of kids. The only child tends too have problems with sharing, the oldest is always bossy, the youngest is always spoiled, and the middle kid is just stuck in the middle. I like to think of it there were right and left extremes. On the right extreme, there is the older child: bossy, and with less freedom. On the left extreme is the youngest child: spoiled, just a little baby sometimes. And then there's the middle kid: He/she's just somewhere in the middle, between all the bossiness and babyish traits.
I am the middle kid in my family. The worst things about being the middle child is just that, being in the middle. When I was a little kid my older would always pick on me, he would always try to tell me what to do. I don't like having a younger brother either. The little brother is the one who will always try to get me into trouble. Its impossible to blame anything on the little one because I'm older
and I should always know what's best, according to mom and dad. This may not be the way other middle kids take it but this is how I do. God tells his people to treat people as they want to be treated. Since I know how it feels to be picked on and teased by my older brother, I won't do it to my little brother because I don't want to be treated like that. In the same way, I know how it feels to carry the blame for things my little brother does, so I will not do the same to my older brother. I could just take it all in and let it destroy me mentally, and be a left side extremist. Or I could just deal out an equal amount of the crap that I take and be a right side extremist. Instead, I've learned a little about forgiveness, from a great teacher.
I love being the middle child for that reason, being in the middle. The oldest child probably gets less privileges as a child. Also the oldest child might be burdened by the expectations of the parents. The youngest child is usually babied and has too much freedom so that he/she doesn't quite know the values in life. The youngest developed maturity later than the other children and the parents don't try to control his/her life as much. The middle kid is just in the middle. The parents don't control too much or not enough; they re more relaxed, but not too relaxed.The middle child isn't babied as the youngest is, leading to a more mature personality.
I would never change my birth order.
I personally like being the middle child. I don't think I should want to change my birth order as if I could. I was put here in the middle spot to learn from that position, its not my place to change it. I don't know what it is, there must be just some things that can only be learned from this position. I can learn from other people's mistakes, I don't have to make them first before I learn. The middle child is usually quiet. This is why many people take advantage of them; they are seen as unable to defend themselves, or they don't care if they are made fun of. That's why everyone makes jokes about the middle child. And the middle kid can just sit back and laugh, knowing that the one making the joke doesn't understand or that they are just
ignorant.
There it is; my birth order. It is both a blessing and a curse to be the middle child. It’s a drag that the older brother always tries to boss me around; and it’s a drag to have a little brother to get me into trouble. On the upside, however, the middle child has the ability to step back and learn from the other two. I guess everyone has the ability to do so, its just that,sadly, most lack the will. I would not change my birth order even if I could because I don't know what I'd be getting myself into. Besides, I like being the middle kid.