Quotes About Birth order

Richard Ramirez was the fifth and last child born to Julian Tapia Ramirez and his wife, Mercedes. They had had three boys, a girl, and finally Richard—or Richie, as the family affectionately calls him.

My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the third of five sons.

Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives

Because Judson Andrew Mulvaney was the last born of the Mulvaney children. Because I was Babyface, Dimple, Ranger, I was the last to know everything: good news or bad, and probably there were lots of things I never knew at all.

As a result he hated Gabriel, in the way a second son hates an elder

like sisters everywhere. With personalities shaped by birth order, we are the keepers of each other's secrets and protectors of each other's childhood memories. We are givers and receivers of female wisdom and are constantly learning from each other.

That is because firstborn presumes there are others. Firstborn child is usually seen as a different designation than only child.

In the land of Ingary where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of the three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.

Oldest children are always high-achieving bores.

Brian was the oldest, I was in the middle and Carl was the baby. I was the troublemaker. Brian got great grades and Carl got the kind of grades I did. I failed everything. I was too busy fighting and running wild.

I've been the oldest child since before you were born

I am a showoff, the third of three kids.

I'm the third of five children.

Oscar was the second of eight children in a family of six boys and two girls. His sister Zaida recalled the order: "There was Gustavo, then Oscar, Zaida, Aminta, who died when she was little, Romulo, who died when he was older, Mamerto, Arnoldo, and Gaspar.

I happened to the be the fifth child of my family, so everybody was already grown and had left home already.

I'm the eldest of three siblings.

Birth order is a crucial factor. Whereas oldest children tend to identify with their parents and authority and to sustain the status quo, younger children tend to rebel (cf. Averett, Argys, & Rees, 2006). Moreover, the repercussions of sibling rivalry extend beyond individual development to society as a whole

I'm the seventh child among eight siblings and have always had a gift for art.

My sister was born a couple years after I was, and I realized that I wasn't getting enough attention, as much attention as I used to before she showed up, and then I learned pretty early on that if I could do a silly dance or make grown-ups laugh, then the attention would come back to me, and I would be accepted.

I was the eldest of five children, and although I never saw myself as any kind of leader, as the eldest, like it or not, you have some power inherent in that position.

I've eight brothers and sisters - five girls, four boys. I am the seventh.

I'm the eldest of four children: a brother next after me and then two sisters.

I'm the oldest and I've got two sisters.

I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy.