>>> SR> My mother is a pain as she favours one of the kids over the
>>> SR> other 4 which is not good but she fails to see the damage she
>>> SR> does.
>>> 
>>> My mom was like that too with my second daughter, but not until they
>>> were older. My oldest daughter really didn't allow anyone to get
>>> close to her as a teen and my son always visited my mom's house so I
>>> don't know if he was treated differently or not really. I do know
>>> that she loved them all equally though.
>>> 
>>> I am closer to my oldest grandson I guess because him and I sit and
>>> talk a lot. My granddaughter is too busy with her life for that even
>>> at 11. Of course, the baby comes running to me now to give me a hug.
>>> Yep, he is walking. I think though there might be a difference in
>>> being close to someone than favoring them. What do you think?
>> Well yeah, you favor each one, not just one :) So at least you spread
>> the love around and make each one feel special.
>This makes me wonder about the "middle child syndrome". There
is suppose to be
>something to the effect that the middle children, I guess especially the secon
>child where they are ignored or something. My daughters are the same age for 4
> days and they were treated equally. When one got something the other did too,
> same with going places. When my son came a few years later it was the same.
>Later my "middle child" probably got more attention because
she was a bookworm
> and stayed home most of the time. The other 2 did their thing. Even today, I
> hear more from her than the other 2. I guess that blew that theory. :-)

I think there is as the middle children seem to get more attention, not
always but usually. In my own family, my middle brother cannot do any
wrong, even though he is a complete swine. Both my yougest brother and I
cannot do anything right :)

Sean

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