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I was the third girl, the first being 7 yrs older and the second being 5 yrs older than me. I loved my spot!! My oldest sister always was like my 2nd mother, and the middle one (although we had our spats growing up and yrs where we fought like crazy) was always like my closest friend. Now, they truly are my best friends...and the best part about it is that no matter what I have been through, both of them have been there and can always give me good advice as to how to handle anything!!

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3, all



18 months later ME

9 years later

My older sister and I were so close in age, that she wasn't really the "oldest". I tended to be more adventurous and outgoing so I did a lot of the "1st's" (including getting married and having a baby)

I'm the peacemaker of the family, and I have much better relationships with BOTH sisters then they have with each other.

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I'm an only. My parents divorced when I was a toddler & although they both remarried they didn't have any more kids.
Being an only as a child was a wonderful life, I was the star.
As an adult I wish I had a sister to share life with. Nobody really understands your parents like their children, so although my friends & husband listen to the family issues they don't REALLY understand, KWIM?
I worry about caring for my parents as they age. I can't even put them in the same nursing home because they hate eachother

My son is technically an only as well, even though I always "planned' to have another child. My son & my stepdaughter are several years apart in age & they don't really have a true sibling bond. I worry that my son will wish he had siblings when he's married.

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My parents had 4 kids, but the 3rd one was stillborn F/T. I'm the youngest. I hated it. Well, I think I just hated my family growing up!

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My parents were married 9 years before they decided to adopt my brother. It just wasn't happening and back then there weren't fertility treatments like today. 5 years later I came along biologically.

He always resented me and hated his biological mother for giving him up. Then he hated our parents for treating me different. They didn't, it was something that he never could deal with.

Talk about a family dynamic..

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I have a sister 3 years younger than me and thats all the children my mother had.

She remarried and I have stepsiblings: 1 girl 3 years older, a boy 1 year older and a girl 3 years younger, in fact only 8 days older than my full sister.

My dad remarried and had one boy, I am 19 years older than him.

My place in all this didnt really matter to me althought its a little tough being so much older than my brother.

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My parents had 4 girls...32, 31, 29, 23...i'm 29. i like where i'm positioned, 2 great sisters to look up to and 1 little sister to keep my eye on! my parents actually said they only originally planned on having 3 kids, but when i got old enough to go to school my mom got so sad that they decided to try for one more!

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3 children- with 2 miscarriages.

I am the oldest- my brother is 3 years younger than me, and my sis is 9 years younger. I wish that my sis and I had been closer in age but one of the miscarriages was pretty bad so my mom waited to see if she even wanted a 3rd. I am so glad she did!

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2. I was the second. My sister and I are 20 months apart, and I wish I could have my two that close in age, as well, but financially, we just can't do it. My sister is my best friend and I wouldn't change it for the world. I think it worked well for my parents because we were almost always at the same stage in life together. We used to hate it, but at least we were both out of the phase of needing a babysitter at the same time, we were able to drive close in age and share a car, etc...

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3 Children, 2 girls 1 boy.

I am the oldest (36)

There are 6 years between my sister and me and 9 years between my brother and me

I didn't like the order growing up (because I always had to set a good example)

But now I enjoy being the oldest

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How many children did your parents have? 2

Where were you in the order?
second and last

How many years apart?
I have an older brother 2 1/2 years older than me

Did you like your position?
Loved being the youngest and loved the amount of time between me and my brother. We were far enough away that we weren't super competitive, but played when we were younger. We both went to boarding school so we grew apart but are now pretty close. He is 31 and I am 28.

I always wanted a sister, but I know how hard that can be...So I am really glad my parents had my brother and me. I will aim for 2 kids, one of each sex as well! With the exact same time between--2 1/2 to 3 years.

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Just me and while I didn't mind it so much when I was younger I HATE it now. I wish I had a sibling and that DD had cousins from my side as well.

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How many children did your parents have? 6

Where were you in the order?5th

How many years apart (if more than one)?

2 years later
2 years later
5 years later
2 years later
6 years later


Did you like your position (as in, if you were an only child did you like it?) I was fine with it

Cons: I didn't get away with ANYTHING! My parents knew all the trick by the time I tried them

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There are two of us. I am the oldest. There are 4 years between us. In many ways I was an only child. I think 4 years between siblings is too much. We were very different children so birth order didn't mean much in my house. My parents believed in individualized parenting.

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How many children did your parents have? 2
Me
then my brother who passed away at age 24 from Hodgkins Lymphoma

Where were you in the order? 1st

How many years apart (if more than one)?
17 months


Did you like your position (as in, if you were an only child did you like it?)
I was fine with it, we were pretty close in age so it didn't really matter.

Cons: At the time I thought my brother got away with everything!
Now, I still miss him terribly and at times feel like an only child. I guess I am, I never know what to say when people ask me if I have siblings.

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My Mum & Dad tried for a few years to have children, but it didn't happen for them so when he was 3 days old they adopted my brother. Two years later when I was about a week old they adopted me. When I was 2 my Mum finally got pregnant and had my younger brother he was premature and only lived a few days.

I guess I was a bit spoiled, being the youngest & a girl, but my parents were very strict. My brother was always allowed to do more than me because "he's a boy" ???? That was my Dad - protective of his little girl I suppose!

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How many children did your parents have? 9

Where were you in the order? 6th

How many years apart? 16 months, 17 m, 14 m, 17 m, 15 m (me!), 3 yrs/7 m (mom needed a break after me ), 18m, 4 years/1 m

Did you like your position? Didn't like being considered one of the "babies" when the 5th born was always considered an "older" sib.

Pros and cons of amount.
Cons: Three words: Hand. Me. Downs.

Pros: Always someone to play with!

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My parents had two girls

I am the youngest

We are 9 years apart

Con-I get along great with my sister but, I always wished I had a sibling closer in age while growing up. It was a little lonely!

Pro- I used to hang out with my sister and her friends, as I got to be a teenager. It made me alot more mature then alot of my friends.

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My parents had 2 kids
I'm the oldest
We are 2 1/2 years apart
I liked being the oldest, but it was tough in some ways. My parents (who weren't strict) were far more lenient on my sister.

Pro: My sister and I are now extremely close. I got to do lots of things first.

Cons: My sister and I did not get along at all growing up- until I went away to college. My parents were more nervous with me than with my sister with things like driving and traveling.

Message edited 4/15/2007 6:37:43 AM.

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How many children did your parents have? five

Where were you in the order? fourth

How many years apart (if more than one)?
then 12 months later
then 21 months later
then 9 years later
ME then 5 years later


Pros: My parents were more lenient on my younger sister and I. My sister was born after me and we would play together
Cons: My older brothers and sisters were stricter than my parents were. I have very little in common with my olders brothers and sisters. Different phases of life. Like i am planning a wedding and they are raising their children. I am still years behind. Though my younger sister and I are neck and neck with most of the things we do.

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My parents had 2 children. I am the younger one by 10 1/2 years. My mom had been unable to conceive again, and about a year before I was born, they were offered a child for adoption, but had already decided that they were fine with only having one child at that point. They never thought they would conceive again, and then I came along.

I was raised somewhat as an only child, as I was 7 when my sister left for college.

Although I always wanted a sibling closer in age, I did like my position. I had the fun of having a big sister who played with me and taught me things, as well as the support of "mom #2", as I often called her.

Despite the age difference, my sister and I are VERY close, I and I couldn't imagine it any other way.

Pros: As the baby by far, I got a lot of attention and got away with a lot more than my sister ever did! She was always a role model for me, and able to give me good advice.

Cons: It would have been nice to have a sibling closer in age to play with.

Message edited 4/15/2007 9:10:01 AM.