I Am Third In Birth Order
Yes, I think that my place in the Birth Order did affect me. I am the third child in a family of four children. I am the youngest of three girls so I was the "baby girl" of the family with a younger brother. We were all four years apart and I often wonder what our birth order has to do with the way we turned out.
I have read a lot over the years about birth order and agree with some of the things I read. I would like to share with you what I think and please keep in mind that this is just my personal opinion. I am not a trained psychologist and don't claim to have the answers. These are merely my observations of how I think my place in the birth order helped to make me who I am.
Our Dad called us "verses" and I was the Third Verse
I have read a lot over the years about birth order and agree with some of the things I read. I would like to share with you what I think and please keep in mind that this is just my personal opinion. I am not a trained psychologist and don't claim to have the answers. These are merely my observations of how I think my place in the birth order helped to make me who I am.
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Birth Order On Wikipedia
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Birth order is defined as a person's rank by age among his or her siblings. Birth order is often believed to have a profound and lasting effect on psychological development. This assertion has been repeatedly challenged by researchers, yet birth order continues to have a strong presence in pop psychology and popular culture.
Birth Order And Clothes
Third Place in Birth Order Wears Lots of Hand-Me-Downs
Being the third girl meant that I wore a lot of hand-me-downs but I really never minded it. I always admired my older sisters so much that I was thrilled to be able to wear something that belonged to them.We always wore starched Crinolines with our dresses. There were always plenty of them but they may have been too big and too long so we had our own elastic band that we tied to adjust it to the right size.
I remember that we had a coat closet in the hall that was always full of coats all sizes and styles. I never wanted a new coat but just couldn't wait until I was big enough to wear the red one. I thought it was the prettiest coat in the closet and I loved the way it looked on my sisters. It was a big day for me when I could call that coat mine.
We had an aunt that made us dresses alike every year. I wore the same purple plaid dress in my school pictures for the 1st through the 6th grades. When I outgrew my purple plaid, I wore Joan's and when I outgrew hers, I wore Betty's. I have not ever and will never own another purple plaid anything.
I Might Have To Buy Me A Red Coat That Is Not A Hand Me Down
but definitely not a purple plaid dress
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Hierarchy of Birth Order
Who is the Boss in Birth Order or is it Who is the Bossiest?
This is the way I remember the hierarchy among my siblings and me.Betty, the first born, told Joan what to do
Joan, the second born, told me what to do
Mel, the only boy, told me what to do
Now, that just didn't seem quite fair.
This, my friends, is why I don't like for anyone to tell me what to do.
This is the one reason why I am stubborn and bossy now.
I have a friend who calls me "Sarge". Do you think this is the reason?
Did you see this special about Siblings and Birth Order?
I would like to see it again!
Birth Order And School
The books say the oldest is the smartest. Is that true?
This is the way I remember us going through school:Betty, the first born, was always very smart, made excellent grades, and was a leader in school. She was always dependable and hard working. I don't think she had to study a lot but just paid close attention in class and always went above and beyond the call of duty on any assignments.
Joan, the second born, always made excellent grades but it never seemed to matter much to her. She had a bit of a rebel streak and I have read that is common with second born. I think her mind was like a sponge and she just soaked up anything and everything she heard, saw and read.
Now I was a bit of a different story. I did have to study but enjoyed learning and aimed to please my teachers. We went through the same school with the same teachers and I think they just assumed I was smart because Joan and Betty were. Mother had to go to the school one time and tell the teacher that she had three daughters and they were all different and she expected them to treat us as individuals. I was really surprised to see the good grades I made on this report card because that was not the way I remembered it.
Photo: Last year the secretary at Pendleton Elementary called to tell me there was something for me to pick up in the office. I thought it probably had something to do with my volunteer work or with my grandson. When I got there, she handed me my permanent record from Pendleton Elementary. Seems they had been cleaning out old boxes that had been in storage for years. Now, all this time I had heard how important my permanent record was and there it had been stuffed in some old box for years. Go Figure!
Mel was just cute and smart and always an over achiever. He made great grades and was a leader and involved in everything from scouting to sports.
I Like My Place In Birth Order
The third place in birth order is fine with me!
Being the third in Birth Order has a lot of advantages and the main one being that I had two older sisters to learn from. They both taught me so much over the years and I am very proud of both of them. I love my sisters very much!I didn't get into trouble much because I watched and learned what my sisters did that made my parents unhappy and I would do just the opposite. It worked for me.
Our parents and our brother have passed away so we are all that is left of this little family. We stay in close touch and are very close. We enjoy sharing our thoughts, laughing together and crying together. We support each other and are always there for each other.
Sister Joan Writes A Lens About Us
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Sisters, Sisters
The 3 of us are a HOOT doing our rendition of this song and dance
My sisters and I start out arm in arm like we are going to do some fancy "can can" dance but every time we forget the words to the song and can only go a couple of stanzas and a couple of kicks!
This Lens Is Dedicated To My Wonderful Sisters
Here we are #1, #2 and #3 in Birth Order (actually here we are 2,1, and 3)
Thank you Joan and Betty for helping to make me who I am today!
Does Birth Order Affect Your Personality?
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- aj2008 aj2008 Nov 24, 2009 @ 11:07 am
- The Childrens and Parenting Group that this lens belonged to has survived all the recent changes on Squidoo and is now a Lensography. This lens is now featured at Children and Parenting HQ.
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- Brenda Masters Brenda Masters Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
- I was the oldest and I thought it was not the best position to be. My sister got more than me and my baby brother got it all!!! But I am thankful to be the oldest now that I look back and see that I actually had the first position in everything except financial means which shows my proprities now. My grandparents seemed to love me the best because they had me longer. My Mother now respects my opinion more than my sister and even my brother because I am the oldest. And by the way, my brother calls me his little sister because I double dog dare him to tell my age which is 39 to all concerned!! j Loved your lens. Brenda
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- jgelien jgelien Nov 4, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
- I am number four of five kids and the only girl. I don't know what affected me more, birth order or not being a boy. All I know is, I always wished I had a sister.
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- OhMe OhMe Oct 20, 2009 @ 10:38 pm | in reply to puzzlemaker
- Yes we are 4 yrs apart with Betty the oldest and then Joan and then me. The older we get, the closer we get!
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- puzzlemaker puzzlemaker Oct 20, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
- Well, I've always wondered about the third sister. I know you Ohme and Joan, but who was the other? Now I see it is Betty. Y'all are quite a group!
I have one older brother. We fought like cats and dogs when young, now I love him to pieces.
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- DebiJones DebiJones Sep 14, 2009 @ 11:47 pm
- What a fun lens! I have an older brother by almost 6 years. When we were kids I tried to keep up with him and do everything he did, which proved to be quite an impossible task! He looked out for me and kept me out of trouble...which was quite a task for him!!
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- ChapelHillFiddler ChapelHillFiddler Sep 2, 2009 @ 7:04 am
- Good idea for a lens! Made me think for the 1,000,000th time in my life: "I wish I had a sister." I was the oldest and had two younger brothers and nobody in the family ever shared my enthusiasms! I was very bossy and don't like to be told what to do - don't you think, actually, that's a pretty common human trait? Thanks for visiting my puppet lens of the day!
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- Anahid Anahid Aug 18, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
- Hi : I am also the third in birth order,I am the third girl then 2 boys and a girl we are 6 siblings.
I am stubborn and I have a mind of my own. I see you have visited my lens and Edition H. all about Hydrengia. I like your lens good job. I give you five stars. All the best. Anahid
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- sirkeystone sirkeystone Jul 13, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
- Loved this lens! As an only child for the first six years of my life, I think I experienced a lot of several different views. My parents were very young (well I was younger but we won't get into that!) so they felt more like older siblings than parents most of the time. I had a cousin who was nearly my age who usually got her way over mine, but I still think of her like a sister. Then my little brother came along and changed everything again.
Now my brother has played with me in three different bands and we are considering yet another musical venture. We are closer now than we have ever been, and my parents still don't feel that much older than me.
My two kids were two years apart. If I had it to do again, I'd do it the same way. Even if my my daughter is getting married in a month!!
(I think I misplaced my mid twenties around here somewhere...)
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- ParthenaB ParthenaB Jun 29, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
- Love this lens! Thank you for visiting my lens on Adult Attachment Disorder, I'm so flattered that MomtotheZoo recommended it. If you have time to stop by, you might enjoy my newest lens - it mentions birth order theory! so I'll be lensrolling you there as well.
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- CCGAL CCGAL Jun 27, 2009 @ 2:58 am
- I've wondered about birth order ... I'm the oldest of three ... one brother and one sister. Enjoyed the lens!
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- dc64 dc64 Jun 26, 2009 @ 2:42 pm
- Very interesting, and I can see how birth order does effect a person's personality somewhat. Of course, there are so many other factors, but it's kind of fun to consider birth order.
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- laurenruiz05 laurenruiz05 Jun 16, 2009 @ 12:25 am
- Nice lens. I love the photos and your tone :)
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- mrvardeman mrvardeman Jun 14, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
- Cool lens. I was the first born! 5*s!!
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- Tiddledeewinks Tiddledeewinks Jun 11, 2009 @ 10:49 am
- I was # 8 of 12 children, I have 8 brothers and 3 sisters ( one is 13 years older the other 2 younger than me).
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- julcal julcal Jun 11, 2009 @ 9:48 am
- Delightful lens! i was the oldest daughter of 11 and I am like a carbon copy of your oldest sister! It's so classic. What a great idea for a lens. Fun, thought provoking and TRUE as the sky is blue!
5* and the whole shabang!
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- Cari_Kay Cari_Kay Jun 8, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
- I am such a typical firstborn. I also love Dr. Leman and have to say, I'm not a parenting by the books type of mom but his books did influence my parenting. Great lens!
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- ftuley ftuley Jun 8, 2009 @ 8:42 am
- Excellent lens! Had to give it 5*.
Warmest Regards
Ftuley
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- OhMe OhMe May 31, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
- Thank you all for your visits. My sisters and I are enjoying reading all the comments.
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 May 31, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
- I love the design of this lens! Enjoyed reading it too. Kudos from the second of three.
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- The_Party_Animal The_Party_Animal May 31, 2009 @ 9:55 am
- I am the youngest of 3 and was spoiled rotten, but I also lost my mom at the age of 8 to cancer - so I think that added to me being babied extra.
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- Cumberland Cumberland May 28, 2009 @ 8:21 am
- Well, lets see; I am an only child, my wife is number six of eleven children and our two children were born twelve years apart. There must be some sort of psychological implications or interesting statistics there. However, after brief thought, I don't think I want to know what they are. Interesting read. 5*
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- Ramkitten Ramkitten May 28, 2009 @ 2:28 am
- Interesting subject to think about. I was the third and last (the only girl), but, for me, I was almost like a first and only. My brothers are 16 and 20 years older than I am and were no longer living at home when I was born. (Well, the younger of the two WAS actually, but he moved to a college dorm not long afterwards.) So, in that case, I think birth order affected me differently than it may have affected some of my piers who were also third and last but were much closer in age to their siblings.
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- OhMe OhMe May 28, 2009 @ 1:47 am | in reply to Peter
- That's a good question, Peter
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- Peter Peter May 21, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
- How do you define birth order? My wife's family has 3 "first-born". His, hers and theirs. What about a child born and raised after a large gap and older siblings have left home?
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- lollyj lollyj May 21, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
- Thanks so much for the nice words you left on my poetry lens. You are a gem.
Since I already 5 and faved this one, guess I'll just move along. :))
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- jmsp206 jmsp206 May 21, 2009 @ 2:39 am
- Hi there! I enjoyed your lens!I am the youngest of three and will always be the youngest in their eyes even though I am in my fifties.Being the youngest has its ups and its downs.I think you definitly get spoilt but them again I don't think you are ever treated seriously as you are always the youngest even if you have a masters!
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- mulberry mulberry May 20, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
- I think birth order, as well as a number of other things, influences our personality. A lot of it probably has to do with our parents ability to deal with us based on where else they have to place their attention, their level of experience, and so forth. I was the middle of three.
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- dustytoes dustytoes May 20, 2009 @ 9:28 am
- I loved reading your lens and seeing the photo of you and your sisters! What a nice family you have. I have one sister but always wanted to belong to a large family...oh well.
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- aj2008 aj2008 May 20, 2009 @ 3:54 am
- Welcome to the Children and Parenting Group
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- HenryE HenryE May 18, 2009 @ 6:35 am
- I love reading information about things like this. In college I even wrote a paper on it because I thought it was fascinating. They say the oldest is the smartest, the middle is the peacemaker, and the youngest is a follower. Also, middle children make the best marriage partners because they know how to lead, follow, and compromise! I'm a middle child :)
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper May 17, 2009 @ 7:22 am
- I love your lens! I do think birth order plays a huge role in how our personality develops. I'm the oldest of 3 and the only girl. Dad left when I was 6 and that threw me into the role of being the Second Mom in the house for way too many years. There are a lot of expectations and pressure put on the first born child.
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- Tipi Tipi May 16, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
- Wonderful to see this lens doing so well Nancy. Fun lens! ~ Susie
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- bluehawk bluehawk May 14, 2009 @ 1:45 am
- Great lens! At least I know why I'm confused - I'm the third son, but the other two were out of the house shortly after I was born, so I'm also raised an only child. I'm also my fathers only child. So I guess that makes me the third and only child?
Thanks Nancy!
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- tdove tdove May 13, 2009 @ 2:26 pm
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