0n (22 Apr 05) Janis Kracht wrote to Cindy Haglund...

 JK> Hi Cindy,

>> > Obviously (I'm assuming you were conceived some time after this
>> time? > *G*)

>> ayup  I'm #3 of 6 (sounds kind of Borg-ish (star trek )

 JK> > ! Same here! I've four brothers, one sister. One older bro and my

 JK> haha.. I have 4 sisters and 1 brother :)  Poor guy :) :)

 Now that is a interesting. Me with four brothers and one sister.
 Poor gals! My brothers were the worst teasers. But sisters can be
the same way?

This reminds me. A cousin's first child was a boy. Then she had twin
girls. Then (yes! we were all surprised!) expecting the fourth child,
all hoped for a brother for the eldest. He got his wish too. Good
thing, Those twin girls were quite alot fir him to handle alone.

............

 JK> My family split things up a little like that as well.. The first three
 JK> (me included there) were pretty close in age, but the last three were
 JK> more years apart than the rest of us :)

 I wonder if it's true that children born close in years ARE closer in
getting along. I guess it depends on personalities.

Funny thing about the two youngest brothers is for awhile they
couldn't figure out how us big teenagers called their mommy and daddy
by the same names. Until they were about 5 and could understand
'brother, sister' they considered us four older sibs, grownups.

 ............

 JK> Well, my perceptions of that kind of stuff are definitely colored by
 JK> my discussions with my husband.. he studied  psychology at Johns
 JK> Hopkins.. but it's also colored by watching my own kids, and my
 JK> sisters/brother
 JK> 

  Well since we're both form similar families, interested in
psychology, married with children I bet we see fairly the same colors
perhaps. I must be careful. I can really get going on psychology. So
I'll be careful! :) (Avoid singing to the choir that is; my forte!)

 JK> > I think it's a given generally depending on personality the eldest
 JK> > of tne takes a 'leadership role' and is usually the most spoiled.
 JK> But > I've seen cases of the youngest being the most spoiled. As said
 JK> a lot

 JK> In my family, that was definitely true.. youngest being spoiled a
 JK> lot.. _and_ the oldest was spoiled too though  .. Matter of fact I
 JK> was the only normal, unspoiled one :) :)

 Of course  I feel the same way about myself. The eldest was
spoiled but I think due to his temperament. The favorite story is how
when he was just standing up (car seats were not herd of in the
fifties)- standing up in the front between mom and dad.. he'd have a
fit at every red light.. so dad used to uh... time those lights just
right so he could get through them without stopping.

 JK> > In my family the most motivated achievers turned out to be the two
 JK> > youngest.

 JK> Hmm.. no difference here with my sisters/brother, etc.

 Is it like this with you? My oldest brother and the third one are
alike a lot;looks personality while my sister, and and second brother
are a like a lot in looks and temperament. Then there's me and the
youngest alike a lot. MY youngest brother is the dare devil in the
family. He's a carpenter in CO now... single free and loving it. He's
very adventurous. I'll tell you about my newfound terror of heights if
you like... I feel adventurous as he is but he's much braver.
you like. 

Cindy

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