7 Things that are true about being the Youngest child
You’re the baby of the family and with that comes many things that only the youngest children in this world will understand and your siblings will definitely disagree with you on these.
1. You grow up getting dragged to every game, concert, or event for your siblings but when it comes time for yours, they’re not there.
It’s just what you do. Your parents drag you to everything and it doesn’t matter if you want to go or not, you’ll be there. I grew up going to every baseball game, tournament and sometimes even practices. I got dragged to every Cheerleading competition or softball game. You name it and I was there. Sometimes you even get lucky enough to spend your birthday weekend at a baseball tournament (but it's fine). When it comes time for you to have games or concerts only your parents come and at first you beg for your siblings to come watch you. After a while you just act like you don’t care anymore, thank your parents and call it a night.
2. People say you’re spoiled
It could be that you convinced your mom to buy you a candy bar at the grocery store or that you got a cell phone when you turned 13 and they got one when they turned 15. No matter what it is your siblings will argue that “you’re spoiled.” It seems that whenever you get something your way they forget everything they have and all the things our parents buy for them. But think what ya' want because at the end of the day, we’re all spoiled.
3. It’s usually easier to get away with the little things
By the time you come along, your parents have seen it all and are tired at this point. I wouldn’t say they give up on the baby but you’ll learn quickly that there are a few things that it is easier for you to get by with.
4. You get a free lesson on what not to do
A perk of having siblings go before you is that you get a front row seat of all the ways to get in trouble with your parents. By the time you come along, you’re smart because you’ve been there for every punishment your siblings ever got and you learn from their mistakes. You’re smart.
5. You become the middle man
Yes, you’re still the baby of the family but as you grow up the roles switch because you develop a relationship with each sibling individually. Like when the oldest sibling goes to college, the last 2 stick together and become friends. And then when it’s time for the middle child to go to college your older sibling starts checking on you a lot and you suddenly become best friends with them. So, for every family argument you just sit with your mouth shut because you feel you can’t side out loud with either of them. You’ve become the middle child.
6. You become the Only child at some point
Another perk, that many people don’t see as a perk at first, is that time for your siblings to go off to college and leave you as an only child. This might seem awful at first but after a few weeks of picking what you want for dinner each night and not having to agree with 2 other people on everything, it’s so nice.
7. You develop a special bond with your parents
Being the only child leads to a special bond with your parents that everyone wants. Even if it’s just a year of being one on one with your parents all the time, it’s pretty sweet. You get a level of closeness where you can say anything, do anything with them, ask them for anything, and don’t have to worry about your siblings judging you by eavesdropping in on your conversations. and when it comes time for you to go to college, it’s so hard. But nothing will ever take away that special bond.
No matter what you do or say, your siblings will always call you spoiled and argue that you are the favorite child. Just say thank you because if you look back on all of this, you realize you’re so good at charming your parents because you learned from the best- your siblings. So thank them.
