just start already

[cureless]

Braxton-Hicks that keep me up when I should be sleeping are stupid. I have a very long day tomorrow, I can't be all like *yaaaawn* "Sorry guys, I'm exhausted because my body was dumb and made me wake up for a false alarm, and then stayed up because the false alarm kept going

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[lirazel]

Being oldest in the class is actually a HUGE ADVANTAGE when it comes to lifetime achievements. Seriously, someone just wrote a book about this, though the title escapes me at the moment.

See, if you're the oldest kid in kindergarden, you've got up to six month's more development under your belt. You're going to read earlier than the other other kids in the class, be more adept physically, be more able to follow instructions, etc., etc. Teachers, therefore, will tend to favor you (they almost can't help it) because with you they can feel like they're accomplishing something. The kid who's six months younger is always trying to catch up with you.

This higher level of success and approval from teachers remains a factor throughout elementary school, as kids go up the grades with notes from teachers about how wonderful they are, etc. Almost no one notices the time-gap advantage or factors it into evaluations; you're just a very bright third-grader, not a third-grader who's six months older than the other kids. By the time the upper grades are reached, the child is used to being a leader in many ways, and just continues to lead.

So, since we have such arbitrary age cohort delimiters anyway, I say, "Take advantage of them!"

And tell the baby to kick Schneeble. ^_^