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Topic: Birth Order
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lioneye68
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From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 02:01 AM
 
Just curious ...where do you fit in to the family pecking order?I was the baby until I was 8, then I got a new sister, and 2 years later another one. So I'm second oldest of 4, but I have more characteristics of the "lastborn", or "baby". So my scenario isn't typical, but I'm interested to know where you folks fit in, and we'll get some descriptions of each "birth order type". It'll be a blast! IP: Logged |
Oxychick
Knowflake Posts: 2626
From: neither here nor there
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 09, 2003 06:36 AM
I'm the baby...youngest of three children with two older brothers. The Aries is 8 years older and the Scorpio is 6 years older. IP: Logged |
1scorp
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Registered: Feb 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 08:51 AM
I'm the middle of my mother's children.
I'm 2 years older than my Gemini brother and 8 years younger than my Libra brother.I'm the 2nd oldest of my Dad's children.
Same mix as above... plus, I'm 11 years older than my sister who's a triple Libra!
Also, 13 years older than my brother who's a Taurus. IP: Logged |
Annie Kuzma
Knowflake Posts: 416
From: Kettering ,Ohio ,USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 09:12 AM
I'm the last born, I have an older sister 7 1/2 years older, and a brother 4 1/2 years older. They are both born on the same day, May 1st!!My brother has 2 kids, both born on the same day, Oct4th.
Wonder what the bets would be on that one! IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 09, 2003 09:15 AM
First born here. The one who should know better cuz I`m older  . Gosh, I resented that statement!! That was trying being an Aqua. with a Taurus mom, Cappy sister under me and baby sister, another Taurus. I was squashed and always came out as pushing the envelope with these poor grounded souls. Lets just say I earned my stripes and the me-of-me made my sisters look like devoted, angelic daughters!! The advantage was, I was allowed to do things that my mom realized wasn`t appropriate for the sisters to do cuz of the consequences. IE, eating dirt causes worms!  Climbing a tree gets your front teeth knocked out. Overall, being the oldest was the most rewarding for me. juniperb  IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted June 09, 2003 09:23 AM
The first child - the only one for 5 years, and then my sis was born, and a year and a half later, my brother.The one who should know better cuz I`m older. Gosh, I resented that statement!! <---I hear ya  And my poooor Mom - her first child had to be a First House Uranus; my Grandma says that I was active 25 hours of a 24-hour day. IP: Logged |
Twin Lady
Knowflake Posts: 624
From: USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 11:14 AM
First born here too...and boy did I resent it at times; always having to "take care" of my younger brother and taking the blame when he screwed up.Juniperb, I can relate re being surrounded by "grounded souls"...my Mom was Cancer, my Dad Taurus, and my brother Capricorn...then there was me, the "head in the clouds" Gemini. Me with the Pisces Ascendant always being told, "you're too much of a dreamer; you HAVE to come down to earth and face reality." An uphill battle to maintain my identity all my life, mostly feeling like the odd one out. BUT...ultimately, I earned my parents' respect and trust, and while they didn't always understand where I was coming from, they did come to realize that I was just "different" and not crazy, lol. And BTW, to this day, my younger Cappy brother comes to me for advice, always interested in my "different" point of view...very gratifying for this crazy, head-in-the-clouds dreamer! 
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"Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can find his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world."
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lioneye68
Knowflake Posts: 6062
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 11:24 AM
Sound like anyone you know? First Borns
In school, first-borns tend to work harder for grades than do later-borns. They often grow to be more competitive and to have higher educational and career aspirations. Any enumeration of prominent people, eminent scholars, even presidents of the United States contains a high percent of first-borns. Characteristics of first borns:
Goal setters
High achievers
Perfectionist
Responsible
Organized
Rule Keepers
Determined
Detail people
Only-children are considered as a specialized type of first-borns. They are generally characterized much the same as firstborns who have siblings. IP: Logged |
lioneye68
Knowflake Posts: 6062
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 11:26 AM
Middle Child A good description of middle children is balanced. Middle children are good mediators and have superior cooperation skills. They don't have their parents all to themselves or get their own way. Therefore, they learn to negotiate and compromise. Middle children often make excellent managers and leaders because of these skills. Characteristics of the Middle Child:
Flexible
Diplomatic
Peacemaker
Generous
Social
Competitive
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lioneye68
Knowflake Posts: 6062
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 11:28 AM
Last Borns Youngest children in the family are typically outgoing and great at motivating other people. They are also affectionate, uncomplicated and sometimes a little absent minded. Studies show that babies of the family gravitate toward vocations that are people oriented. Good sales people are often last borns. Characteristics of the last born child:
Risk takers
Outgoing
Idea people
Creative
Humor
Question authority
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juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 09, 2003 11:33 AM
Twin Lady, I was at fault too because I knew better My siblings turn to the dizzy Aqua for advice now too. Especially my Taurus sis who gets so grounded, she`s stuck in the mud when she wants to fly It did take years to earn their respect; a lot of water under the bridge so to speak. Lioneye, except for the perfectionist/high achiever, the list feels about right for me. Prox, did your nose get bent when the other siblings were born? juniperb IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted June 09, 2003 12:00 PM
Naw, my parents were really good about that.
They told me something like, "You have a little brother or sister coming, and we're going to be busy because new babies require a lot of care - and we're going to need your support. You're going to be the big sister, so your new sibling is going to look to you for help." (Way to appeal to a Pisces, huh?)There are some great pictures of me holding my little sister & brother in my lap when they were just brought home from the hospital. It did seem like, though, my lil' sis & I were always at odds.
* I'm a Pisces, she's a Virgo.
* When my Mom tried to dress me up when I was a baby/toddler, I'd throw off the dress and run around nekkid at the first available opportunity; my Sis couldn't get enough pink and frilly things, and *loved* baby dolls and My First Bakewear stuff (I liked He-Man, Transformers, & Star Wars...though I played w/ My Pretty Pony, Care Bears, & Strawberry Shortcake action-y figures, too).
* Even down to anatomy - when I was a baby/toddler, I was wirey thin, hyper, & inquisitive; my sister was a *fat* baby - they had to clean under her rolls (she's very much grown into herself now, though), and she was more content to sit and either care for our little Bro or help my Mom.
So, even though I don't *consciously* remember getting bent outta shape, there was a definite...opposition...going later on.
My little (Cancer) Bro & I have always been buds. I guess it can't help that before my Mom & Pop told me that she was pregnant w/ my Sis, we were in the car and I said - outta the blue -, "You know, I think that I want a little brother."
"Oh, you want a sibling?"
"No, I want a little brother; if I get a little sister, I'm going to throw her out the car window on the way home from the hospital." <---A good example of what my Mom had to go through with me.
Of course, I felt bad about saying that after I found out that about my Sis...although, later, when my Sis would get mad @ my little Bro & needle him by saying that he was "an accident" (he was unplanned), I told him that it was OK - he's the one that *I* wanted in the first place. IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 09, 2003 12:43 PM
Oh yeah Prox, my mom worked me too. She told me a baby was comming and they were MORE fun than puppies and kittens  . Well, sniff, there was only ONE baby, not a fun litter and she was a no fuss-no muss wise eyed ol owl lurking, waiting to cry ,so somehow, someway, it would be my fault She`s still a wise ol owl Cappy & I love her...most times anyhow juniperb IP: Logged |
hooked
Knowflake Posts: 278
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Registered: Feb 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 01:28 PM
any descriptions of only children?  IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 09, 2003 01:35 PM
Hi Hooked, it`s at the end of Lioneyes first born postOnly-children are considered as a specialized type of first-borns. They are generally characterized much the same as firstborns who have siblings. What was it like being an only child? juniperb IP: Logged |
silverbells
Knowflake Posts: 1506
From: The second star to the right (which shines in the night for'eer)
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 04:49 PM
I am the firstborn. When I was 14(Libra), my sister was born(Leo), then two years later my other sister(Pisces). I consider myself to be an "only child" though because I was practically grown by the time I got siblings. I think that you are right juniperb, but I think that it is a combination of the first born and the last born charcteristics. with these additions:
ONLY CHILD:
Quiet
Self-centered
Introspective
Optimistic
Individualistic
Demanding
Sensitive...
That is all I can think of for now. ------------------
Loneliness makes you strong, only love makes you free-Michael Franks IP: Logged |
silverbells
Knowflake Posts: 1506
From: The second star to the right (which shines in the night for'eer)
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 05:01 PM
Oh, yes Juniperb, to answer your question, being an only child; I got all of the attention (and that was a lot because I was the only grandchild around and the only niece/nephew), I was treated as though my opinions and feeling were the most important and that anything that I did or said was the most clever. It's a good thing that I really am the most clever, have the most important feelings and opinions and deserve the most attention or I might have become disallusioned. I'm kind of serious! Anyway I think that it was good because I was raised expecting the very best and I still EXPECT the best as a matter of course and so it works out that way.(even though I believe that whether you expect the best or not, every situation will be for the best, for growing and learning) I think that I left out some vital details but I can't think about them, if I do, I'll try to post.------------------
Loneliness makes you strong, only love makes you free-Michael Franks IP: Logged |
pidaua
Knowflake Posts: 7314
From: Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr all within 6 months LOL
Registered: May 2002
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posted June 09, 2003 07:08 PM
I am the First Born...I know you are all really surprized. LOL...my little bro is 4 years, 4 days and 11 hours younger than me. He is a fellow Saggie!IP: Logged |
lioneye68
Knowflake Posts: 6062
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 09, 2003 09:32 PM
All 3 of my sisters are ruled by Mercury, so how do ya like THEM apples?
2 Geminis and a Virgo.
Had a Cappy baby sister for all of 3 weeks when I was 3. She died of crib death. How sad hey? It's not that bad for me though. I was too young to really get it.Oh, and my mom's a Saggie and my dad's a Gemini. Actually, dad and older sister are both right on the cusp May 21st. Dad, 1939, sister, 1966. They both exhibit alot of Taurus traits. IP: Logged |
RubyRedRam
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posted June 10, 2003 09:46 AM
I was born when my Leo brother was 5 and my Leo sister was 2. I was the youngest for 11 years and then along came my little Libran sister!! I always remained the baby though IP: Logged |
WychOfAvalon
Knowflake Posts: 633
From: Los Angeles
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted June 10, 2003 05:19 PM
first born of 3. My brother Dustin is 5 years younger than I am and my sister Autumn is about 19 years younger than I am.------------------
hello my love, here's to your heart ..release that dream into the world ..join in the air race, leaving tonite ..how does it feel to follow the light? beautiful dreamer, it's up to you if we glide through the glamour of love ..we believe in our dreams reaching out for love IP: Logged |
lioneye68
Knowflake Posts: 6062
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted June 10, 2003 05:26 PM
WychofA, I think you'd be more of an "only child" if you spent most of your formative years as an only. 0-6 is considered the "formative" years. *I think.IP: Logged |
theFajita3
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From: Sunny South Florida, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted June 11, 2003 01:37 AM
I was an only child and instead of being spoiled I got the spotlight and no mercy  ------------------
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proxieme
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posted June 11, 2003 02:21 AM
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Oxychick
Knowflake Posts: 2626
From: neither here nor there
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 11, 2003 06:36 AM
Hmm..my middle brother wanted a boy and asked our mom if he could "trade" me in if i was a girl. (He was all of 5 1/2 when he said this) Well, the Scorp. changed his mind when I was born and told my mom he thought they should keep me. I was the baby and the only girl. My mom doesn't have any nieces or nephews and my father has only 1 nephew who is 12-13 now. So i am still the only girl. You'd think I was spoiled, right? Maybe a little when I was a kid, but mostly by my Taurean grandfather who always wanted a girl to name after his mother. IP: Logged |
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