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35 Funny Posts Drawing Attention To The Often Forgotten Middle Children
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Middle children often get to be the butt of the joke. Overlooked, underappreciated, and forgotten. But did you know that more than half of U.S. presidents were middle children? Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy were all middleborns. Got to get that attention somehow...
Wondering what it’s like being a middle child? We’ve got just the compilation for you! Here’s a list of the funniest posts and tweets about the fate of the middle child. As a middle child myself, I can say that I relate to most of them. And I agree that Kevin from Home Alone should’ve been a middle child. No one has ever forgotten the youngest one in my family; that honor was always bestowed upon me!
To know whether 'middle child syndrome' is true, Bored Panda reached out to Pediatric Neuropsychologist Dr. Rita Eichenstein. She's the author of Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children, and she kindly agreed to talk to us about the life of middle children. Read her expert insights below!
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François Carré 2 years ago (edited)
Perfect analogy. Boomers still deem us too young and inexperienced to be in charge instead of them. Millenials see us as technologically outdated and suspiciously conservative. Both generations are loud, demanding, and constantly fighting each other, ignoring us.
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tarryn norwich 2 years ago
This is why my ma gets surprised at my hobbies and interests.. I'm 34.
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Multa Nocte 2 years ago
No! I am also a middle child and I would notice if you never finished your sente
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Bewarethere@gmail.com 2 years ago
C 4 me it wasn't the same. I was ALWAYS in trouble because of what my sister's did. But I was also invisible so I guess it's a win win. ☹️
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Weasel Wise 2 years ago
The number of times I've been forgotten and so lost that I'm surpised I was never kidnapped (which coulda actually turned out better for me, dàmnit) are incredible. I'll start with the first time at 5yo, left alone to walk along a random beach in Los friggin' Angeles.
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Panda Kicki 2 years ago
I dont think my two middle child is true middles then. They have all had extremely induvudual taste and their own wardrobe. Lots of hand me downs, but not their siblings, we have a lot of clothes swap places they can take their pick at.
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ITalkToChickens 2 years ago
Hades is the best of the three main gods. He only has one women, he actually does his job, and he does not get in a ton of fights with the other gods. Modern media has completely changed Hades from the most moral of the brothers into the villain.
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sho-haru here 2 years ago
i just realized speaking logically i am the middle child even though i am the oldest {my mom grew up raising her siblings and had a miscarriage before me}
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Mila Sliacka 2 years ago
Is there a stereotype about middle children being more dependent? I thought with all the overlooking it would be the other way around.
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Weasel Wise 2 years ago
I would even get called by the dog's name before they come remember mine. My name is Weasel...it's not fukcing hard to remember, come on!
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Amber Danner 2 years ago
Definetly fear of missing out I’m a transplant so went from first born to middle and never gave up the first born status kept up with my oldest brothers but honestly it could have been the fomo
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Robert Trebor 2 years ago
Little bother is right. But he's a lot better now. I'm 75, older bother is 77, younger bother is 71.
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I need a nap. 2 years ago
Boredpanda, can y’all do your thing and tell me where to buy the gold trash bag? I think this would be hilarious to put in my parents house on April fools day. Regarding that they notice anything I do since I am, in fact, the middle child.
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detective miller's hat 2 years ago
My granny made up for it. I was her favourite (out of 25+ grandkids) and she had at least ten framed photos of me in every single room of the house. The other grandkids barely got 10 photos combined.
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StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago (edited)
The thing I noticed the most, being a middle child, was being blamed for everything. I mean EVERYTHING. Now, in adulthood/almost a pensioner, I'm the only one, out of the 3 of us, that they're proud of. A BIT late, mum & dad!!!
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Will Cable 2 years ago
You can be a first, only or even last child and still get ignored or treated like an inconvenience / dirt. Plus if you are the gay one is amazing how they are expected to look after parents when they are older while the other siblings go and live their life.
Jill Rhodry 2 years ago
Exactly, in our family the middle child was the golden haired boy.
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Alro 2 years ago
This is not about first, second or middle child, but parents not taking care fairly of their children.
Ace 2 years ago
True, but my two elder brothers were always competing with each other and being noticed, my 2-year younger sister was the girl, so special, of course, and the youngest brother was the baby, special attention required. So yeah, middle-child syndrome is real.
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Sky Render 2 years ago
I got the middle child treatment pretty hard growing up. At this point I'm noncom with my entire immediate family. Not because I want to be in the case of my brothers, but because one has forgotten I exist and the other has decided that even the slightest bit of contact with me is too much for his life.
Will Cable 2 years ago
You can be a first, only or even last child and still get ignored or treated like an inconvenience / dirt. Plus if you are the gay one is amazing how they are expected to look after parents when they are older while the other siblings go and live their life.
Jill Rhodry 2 years ago
Exactly, in our family the middle child was the golden haired boy.
Load More Replies... Alro 2 years ago
This is not about first, second or middle child, but parents not taking care fairly of their children.
Ace 2 years ago
True, but my two elder brothers were always competing with each other and being noticed, my 2-year younger sister was the girl, so special, of course, and the youngest brother was the baby, special attention required. So yeah, middle-child syndrome is real.
Load More Replies... Sky Render 2 years ago
I got the middle child treatment pretty hard growing up. At this point I'm noncom with my entire immediate family. Not because I want to be in the case of my brothers, but because one has forgotten I exist and the other has decided that even the slightest bit of contact with me is too much for his life.
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