Being the Youngest

  • gilderoy-lockhart

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    I am the youngest, I have two old brothers one of which is my step-brother.
    I defiantly get spoiled by my Aunty and Nanna, I am the only girl on that side of the family.
    I got away with more things being the youngest of two boys but it does annoy me how I can sometimes still get treated like a kid at times.
    August 3rd, 2010 at 02:20am
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    August 3rd, 2010 at 02:20am
  • GiraffesAreCoool

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    My mom babied me when i was younger therefore my sisters both hated me and my dead was a bit crazy. When i turned 10 my eldest sister turned into my best friend and when i turned 13 my middle sister started liking me. Now that things in my family have gone wrong my middle sister now wishes me dead, my mom hates me and my dad and my eldest sister are my best friends.
    August 12th, 2010 at 08:13am
  • Ayana Sioux

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    Ha ha ha! I'm the oldest and let me tell you something, it has it's ups and it has its downs.

    Cons
    1.) If anything goes wrong, I'm the first person to be called. It doesn't matter what it is my dad will be this quick to call my name. I swear every two seconds I'm hearing my name.
    2.) I have to watch over my younger sister and younger brother (he's the youngest) and they don't listen to a damn thing I tell them (especially my brother) I would tell them to help me clean the kitchen because my dad's kind of a neat freak and all I hear from them is "You're not the boss of us!" so I just give up and I'm the first one to get in trouble. >:(
    3.) My privlages are the first ones to be taken away, no matter who's fault it is.
    4.) I'm the punching bag of the family.
    5.) Because I can drive, I have to run errands for my lazy mom (I love her but damn)
    6.) I'm the experiment child. Everything is tested on me and if something goes wrong, I have to face the defects but not my younger siblings because my parents know what to do and what not to do.

    Pros
    1.) I get the biggest piece of everything out of my brother and sisters. I get the biggest chicken piece, the biggest portion of mc and cheese, the biggest of everything. Naughty
    2.) I can drive. =))
    3.) I get way more freedoms around the house.
    4.) I don't get spankings anymore. =)))
    5.) I don't have to ask my parents for help because I know how to do a lot of things on my own (sometimes I think my parents forget that my brother and sister exist. I have to teach them everything
    6.) I get to stay up as long as I want at night with no more than a "go to bed Ayana." which doesn't even seem seriously said.

    But you know, being the oldest is cool too and so is being the youngest. =)
    August 13th, 2010 at 07:06pm
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    But on the negative side, I always feel they never take your opinion on anything seriously, or that your to young to understand certain things.
    Out of all the kids, i'm the only one who grauduated highschool, but yet the boys seem to think that i'm not smart enough to be involved in discussions.
    Haha, I do that to my little brother all the time. And believe it or not, I'm kind of right. You might not know it but sometimes there are things you wouldn't understand even if you did have a high school education. With age comes wisdom and that's how life will always be. Not saying they're smarter than you, just saying you might not understand everything because of your age... if that makes sense. wait
    August 13th, 2010 at 07:14pm
  • Static Age

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    I'm the youngest, and the only girl. My brother is 24 and my half-brother is 34.
    I actually don't mind being the youngest...anymore. Now that I'm 18 my dad has finally figured out that I"m an adult and can do things on my own and make my own decisions. Especially since I'm going away to college in the fall.

    When I was little being the youngest was bitter-sweet. On the one hand, I definitely got away with more, but on the other I was treated like a baby until recently.
    August 14th, 2010 at 06:06am
  • PharaohsThrone

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    i used to absolutely HATE being the youngest. I have a brother 4 years older than me and he would get everything bigger and better than me, then later when he was sick of it, i would get it, but it would be old and run down whatever it was, and he would have something newer and better than that. he always got new and great things, and i would get the hand me downs from my cousins and him. He also has asperges syndrome and a very bad temper, so i would be the one to suffer and end up sitting in my room crying as he bashed down my door, and because im the younger one he would be stronger than me and over power me. the only good thing about being the younger one is i would blame him for everything. But then again, i dont think there were many times where i blamed him for somethign he didnt do, i mean, what didn't he do?!
    October 30th, 2010 at 05:12pm
  • Olivia Colby

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    Oh shnap.

    I'm the youngest of seven, technically, but I've only met four and I only know three. Being the youngest is the best thing ever. I used to have to share everything with my sister (the second youngest), but now I have a whole bathroom to myself along with the living room set when the 'rents aren't home. Our money problems are ceasing because there are less people to accommodate food wise and otherwise.

    Plus, all three of my siblings and I love each other a lot. We don't always get along, but that's how it should be. My mom is really good at equal treatment so the oldest isn't the most loved, the middle kids aren't ignored, and the baby didn't get coddled more than any of the rest. Being the youngest is a brilliant gift in my family.
    November 3rd, 2010 at 02:41pm
  • Razi

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    I've always hated being the youngest. Whenever you get annoyed at your older sibling, I have a stupid older brother, they never take you seriously and just laugh at you and think you're weak. From being the youngest I have developed anxiety and medical anger management issues from the stress of an older sibling. I don't reccomend having two children to parents, they will grow up hating eachother. My brother is honestly spoiled to death. He always asks for things and gets it almost instantly. I usually never get anything, because I'm more mature and I realize that money's tight. He doesn't understand how things are in the world and thinks that I'm just an idiot baby. He's never taken me seriously and I've never felt protected around him. He's favored by my dad, and starting to get favored by my mom. He never gets in trouble for back-talk, while I always do. He's hit me before, on the head very hard, and my parents just watched. He abuses me a lot, verbally and physically. No one really believes me, or cares, but I can't wait untill he moves out. Nothing is going to change the way how much I hate him. I hate how people will think the younger sibling is going to be very immature and not as good as the older sibling. It's not fair. I'm even the youngest of my 'friends' and they pick me around for that.
    Older siblings just don't care about anything, but i'm fine with it. If this is my life, then so be it. I'd rather be given less attention so I will turn out better. Being the younger sibling has never had any benefits, oh so many days I"ve longed to be the only child, to just escape from this life, if you know what I mean. Younger siblings have it tough. They have to be poked and prodded to perfection and are usually just shoved out of the way because everyone thinks they can't handle things.
    May 10th, 2011 at 04:28am
  • the beast.

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    I like being the youngest of three older boys (even though one is only 5 minutes older) and being the only girl.
    me and my brother's get along good, except for the ocassional fights.
    because of the extra attention and everything.
    but the only thing that sucks..
    is that i'm more protected over.
    my mom has even said it before.
    "yeah, jessica, you're right. i'm treating you different because you're the only girl and you're the younger."
    it's like, fuckk.
    May 29th, 2011 at 11:09am
  • Mayhem's Lady

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    Pros:
    I wrapped my family around my finger. They are so protective of me and they would never let anyone hurt me.

    Cons:
    They are friggin' paranoid. Whenever I go out with friends, they'll be giving THE look. The look that tells me if they're wondering the people I'm going out with are boys or not.

    And they don't give me the housekeys because they are afraid I'll bring guys home for a good time or be raped when I opened the door for someone.

    ...
    I have an... interesting family.
    June 10th, 2011 at 10:11am
  • Broken_Butterflies

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    I am the youngest and I can't say that I'm happy about it. I do love getting spoiled (or I did anyways). My youngest sibling is fourteen years older than me so my brothers and sister have always adored me. They hadn't had a baby around in a while so I was pretty exciting. My parents were happy until I reached my teens. They used to love me and I used to be the adorable little baby. Now they're stuck with a rebellious bitch of a teenager that never does anything right (my mother's words exactly). Now They've stopped even admitting that they have a fourth child. Not to mention the fact that that fourth and youngest child has a child of her own. My older siblings were surprised at first but they have been very accepting. I'm glad I'm not an only child or I would have been screwed!
    June 14th, 2011 at 01:43am
  • barely legal

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    I'm the youngest to my 29 year old 'half' sister. I think that I like it because I have a sibling who is old enough to never get into fights with, and also offers a protective hand alongside my parents'. For instance, I remember her soppy Facebook status after I'd turned 16, and how excited she got when she found out my GCSE results.

    Not to mention, she's my half sister because of my mum's previous marriage, in which her circumstances were a lot different and from what I've heard, my childhood appears to have been a lot more stable - and for that my mum has gained so much more experience that she never had with my sister. It sounds bad to say, but my sister was almost the "practice". According to my mum, we get into absolutely no conflict compared to what her and my sister did because well, my mum's in a completely different place now, and she knows how to deal with things when before, she had no clue.

    I'm very lucky, and I like to think I know that.
    July 28th, 2011 at 12:32am
  • floraltights

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    Youngest :)

    It's a half-and-half thing. I love it and hate it.

    I hate being treated differently and how my parents think I'm so 'innocent' and 'perfect', and of course the whole people think you're more immature because your younger thing. I hate how my sister has abused me for the past fifteen years merely because I'm smaller, younger, weaker and she can. I despise having been left out of everything because they thought I was annoying - and I remember quite perfectly being nice, non-annoying, quiet and pretty much obedient. No matter what I was doing with them. I hate being youngest also because, we're all so far apart - my second older sister and I are four years apart, my oldest sister and I are ten years apart, and my brother and I are fourteen years apart. They're all already married with kids, with a huge head start, so - like me - they won't have cousins close to their age, which sucks because my cousins paired off with the cousin/my sibling of their age and I was stuck with the adults. -_- And I hate inheriting their old things. Unless it was my brothers Nintendo, which he destroyed, but that things lonnnng gone.

    But, there are upsides. From the start, I've been my brothers favorite - but I'm his only biological sister, as all my siblings are half-sisters/brother and I consider myself the 'connector' as I'm the only one related to them all by blood. Danny (the brother) has babied me from the start, and even gave me a guitar for my birthday ^.^ The sister that didn't abused me also favorited me, ha ha. I did often get bigger and better things, and at dinner I always got first-serve because we went by 'youngest first' xD And I'm the last one home, now, so it's just ultra nice. My sisters have always hated my friends, so now we can act like idiots and I don't have to worry about one of them being an ass or something. Oh~ and while the 'innocent' thing is highly annoying, it's totally a plus, too; they never suspect me of anything otherwise 'wrong'. Or sexual. To them, I'm totally ignorant. xP

    So, yes. It's both good & bad. :)
    August 12th, 2011 at 01:20pm
  • Neche Narcissist

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    Hmm, I have to disagree :D

    I'm the youngest. My brother and parents are basically the 'adults' and I'm the baby of the family. I get left out of everything. People don't tell you important things if you're the baby.

    Plus, if you're the youngest, nothing's a big deal anymore. If you have older siblings, you will usually have less childhood photos than them because by the time you do all the funny shit, it's, "Yeah, so what else is new?" because your older siblings have done it all before. You don't always get a lot of attention when it comes to the important stuff.

    Plus, you're constantly compared to your older siblings and are expected to do just as well as them in everything :cute:
    AGREED my lifes the same way as the youngest. except all my siblings are jealous of me and I hate it. I feel bad when they compare them to me bcuz they say I'm the "good one" and it makes me feel like the center of attention and haterd
    August 20th, 2011 at 03:52am
  • Ice Princess

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    I'm the youngest of two. My older sister has seven years on me and treats me like I'm just a little girl who whines too mcuh. I'm hoping when I turn seventeen she'll treat me differently. Mom doesn't normally tell me when somethings happened until it's over and done with.

    I like being the youngest though. I see mistakes that need to be avoided before I make them.
    August 20th, 2011 at 03:37pm
  • Pier in the Sky.

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    I am the youngest and the only girl in my family--besides my mom and aunts. I guess I've never really had to deal with the whole 'youngest child' thing. I've always been more mature then my brothers and cousins so they don't treat me any different in that aspect. But it does get ridiculous being the only girl when they decide to be what they like to call 'protective'. I like to call it 'psychotic'.
    October 4th, 2011 at 08:53pm
  • Answering.Alexandra.

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    Wow, no one has talked on this forum in a really long time. D:

    Anyway, I am the youngest out of four children. I'm also the only girl, insinuating that I was definitely spoiled. But I do love being the youngest. Now that we're older, I really get to know my brothers on a different level. And even though I was spoiled, and still am, my parents know when enough is enough, and they didn't give me too much. They've taught me responsibility, and how to not be a brat. Hence, I respect them so much because of that. (:
    May 11th, 2013 at 09:32am
  • SitaRose97

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    For me being the youngest sucks because my dad doesn't want to loose his little girl, and he fails to realize that I'm not that little anymore. Its the whole, I'm not six I am sixteen.
    July 9th, 2013 at 03:50pm
  • Machete

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    I hate being the youngest, mostly because I get what I want and my older siblings (10+ years older than me) hate me for it. They grew up with a terrible financial background and thus had no money to throw around, and my half-sister especially hates me because of my financial background. I didn't ask for the hate, you know? It just.. came. (And to boot, I had shitty parents who were going through a divorce. Now, I battle depression and hallucinations, and the hate is draining me.)
    August 25th, 2013 at 09:10am