- You’ll always be the baby. This means special treatment and extra years of getting away with perceived innocence.
- You’ll ALWAYS be the baby. Your parents will always treat you as their baby and expect you to act as one.
- You get to learn from your siblings’ mistakes. You learn a valuable lesson without receiving the backlash from the ‘rents.
- Hand-me-downs for days. Forget about your mom buying you the latest fashions from Limited Too and Justice because you’ll be sporting your sister’s old jean skirts (WARNING: beware of loose rhinestones due to years of wear and tear).
- Forever being compared to your older siblings. Is your older brother a piano prodigy who received an athletics scholarship and also saves kittens from burning buildings? Well, be prepared because everyone will expect you to set the bar even higher.
- The reins have been loosened on you. By this time your parents have gone through hell and back with your siblings and, to put it simply, are just too tired to monitor your every move.
If you're reading this, then you most likely are the youngest child, have siblings, or have kids of your own (shoutout to mom and dad for the shares). Although there are pitfalls, having older siblings to help you figure out this whole "life" thing is what makes being the youngest child truly worth it.
