Middle child syndrome.
I think that those of you who are the first born, or the only child, are so lucky. You never have to vie for attention, because you always have it. You are always first. but it is not true for those in bigger families.
I do like being in a bigger family. For one thing, family outings used to fun. Used to be. And I always have my playmates. But I never thought that, the one thing I enjoy, was the cause to my demise.
I went through a lot of lonely days. Crying and yearning for attention. I told a friend what I'd been through a few years ago, she said I had middle child syndrome. She knows because she has it too. I looked it up, but never really took it seriously back then.
Recently, I looked it up again. It explained my entire personality. So who do I blame for this? My fate for being the middle child? or my parents, who never took the effort to understand what was wrong?
The worst thing a parent can hear is what a bad job they did or are doing. It's so terrible, I really don't blame them for being defensive. I understand how they feel, but who's gonna understand how I feel? It sucks.
I do like being in a bigger family. For one thing, family outings used to fun. Used to be. And I always have my playmates. But I never thought that, the one thing I enjoy, was the cause to my demise.
I went through a lot of lonely days. Crying and yearning for attention. I told a friend what I'd been through a few years ago, she said I had middle child syndrome. She knows because she has it too. I looked it up, but never really took it seriously back then.
Recently, I looked it up again. It explained my entire personality. So who do I blame for this? My fate for being the middle child? or my parents, who never took the effort to understand what was wrong?
The worst thing a parent can hear is what a bad job they did or are doing. It's so terrible, I really don't blame them for being defensive. I understand how they feel, but who's gonna understand how I feel? It sucks.