It's good to be the oldest!

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Because when you're the oldest, you have fewer horrific acts of cruelty and meanness inflicted upon you as a child. For instance, every year without fail my sister would get sunburned as all hell, I used to chase her with the hairdrier or ask her casually to get things out of the oven, and relish her screams of agony My little brother, who's now extraordinarily skinny, was almost spherical as a toddler, so my sister and I used to lie him down on the floor and roll him across it. My sister was a really quiet baby, never cried, so I apparently used to push her behind the sofa in her baby carrier before I was put to bed, and my parents would completely forget about her, sometimes until after they went to bed. We also used to trap my brother under the laundry basket (sometimes with the laundry in it), and on several occasions I managed to convince my sister she didn't actually exist. Infact, I gave her such an inferiority complex that when she saw the Truman show, she got all paranoid, and thought that a similar set up was going on in her life-except that the show was all about ME, and nobody had told her.
Personally I think my, ahem, guidance and discipline did them good. They can really take a beating now like, and they run really fast.

Procasinator

Zainab Easy Okra wrote: »

Because when you're the oldest, you have fewer horrific acts of cruelty and meanness inflicted upon you as a child. For instance, every year without fail my sister would get sunburned as all hell, I used to chase her with the hairdrier or ask her casually to get things out of the oven, and relish her screams of agony My little brother, who's now extraordinarily skinny, was almost spherical as a toddler, so my sister and I used to lie him down on the floor and roll him across it. My sister was a really quiet baby, never cried, so I apparently used to push her behind the sofa in her baby carrier before I was put to bed, and my parents would completely forget about her, sometimes until after they went to bed. We also used to trap my brother under the laundry basket (sometimes with the laundry in it), and on several occasions I managed to convince my sister she didn't actually exist. Infact, I gave her such an inferiority complex that when she saw the Truman show, she got all paranoid, and thought that a similar set up was going on in her life-except that the show was all about ME, and nobody had told her.
Personally I think my, ahem, guidance and discipline did them good. They can really take a beating now like, and they run really fast.

Jesus, you're sadistic!

asl?:p

HoneyButterfly

Woah!! You're mean!!!
I'm the eldest and I never did anything so nasty!

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Procasinator wrote: »

Jesus, you're sadistic!

HoneyButterfly wrote: »

Woah!! You're mean!!!

It's spelled a-w-e-s-o-m-e actually well, while I only did it coz I loved them (and coz they stole my mommy), I do feel bad about it now. Especially when they bring it up in company.

shenanigans1982

All the things the OP described are the good bits of being the oldest but it is countered by the fact that your parents are strictest with you. My brother gets away with so much sh*t that I could never get away with.

Phlann

As long as we're talking about mean things we've done to siblings: Once, on a normal Saturday morning, I woke up my younger brother (who was about 6) really early and said "Oh my god! Come downstairs quickly! Santa came during the night!!"

I still remember the look of surprise and happiness on his little face. And the look of total betrayal when he ran downstairs and realised I was making it up.

Another time I got him to enter a competition on the TV (it was to win a playstation or something, I was too old to enter) and so he rang up, gave the answer I told him to give, and only then asked me what the prize was. I told him it was a one-way trip to France and he burst into tears!

I actually felt really bad about that one... although I still don't understand why he believed he'd have to move to France if he won...

Procasinator

Zainab Easy Okra wrote: »

It's spelled a-w-e-s-o-m-e actually well, while I only did it coz I loved them (and coz they stole my mommy), I do feel bad about it now. Especially when they bring it up in company.

Ah no, it is part of being the oldest. I done plenty to!

They get away with murder too though, and it came to a point if one of my younger sisters cried they would automatically shout my name in anger, assuming I was the cause.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

All the things the OP described are the good bits of being the oldest but it is countered by the fact that your parents are strictest with you. My brother gets away with so much sh*t that I could never get away with.

Yeah, seriously, plus there's the thing of having the older sibling cover for you, and bring you places. My bro and sis get to go out way more than I did, and go to way more concerts, co-ed sleep overs, stuff like that, not just coz at this point my parents are bloody exhausted, but because I frequently intervene on their behalf. My sister's boyfriend is allowed sleep over all the time, largely due to me backing her up when she raised the issue with the parents.

AckwelFoley

Zainab Easy Okra wrote: »

Because when you're the oldest, you have fewer horrific acts of cruelty and meanness inflicted upon you as a child..

I treat all children equally

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Procasinator wrote: »

Ah no, it is part of being the oldest. I done plenty to!

They get away with murder too though, and it came to a point if one of my younger sisters cried they would automatically shout my name in anger, assuming I was the cause.

Ha yeah, I get that too. It's either a measure of what grasses my brother and sister are, or a measure of how much bolder I was compared to them, but apparently my mam still shouts my name whenever she hears trouble, even during the year when I don't live at home

Jimbo

snyper wrote: »

I treat all children equally

You're a gentleman and a scholar

shenanigans1982

Zainab Easy Okra wrote: »

Yeah, seriously, plus there's the thing of having the older sibling cover for you, and bring you places. My bro and sis get to go out way more than I did, and go to way more concerts, co-ed sleep overs, stuff like that, not just coz at this point my parents are bloody exhausted, but because I frequently intervene on their behalf. My sister's boyfriend is allowed sleep over all the time, largely due to me backing her up when she raised the issue with the parents.

For my little brother the main thing was school, I never had any intention of quitting school before I did my leaving cert but I was always told that I wouldn't be allowed leave. But in the seven years between me doing mine and my brother doing his my parents had the attitude that he could quit if he wanted as long as he found a job.

Also if I didn't get up for school my ma would knock on the door until I did...my brother on the other hand was never in school on time once in the 6 years he was in secondary school. Anytime I got a late/ homework note they reacted like I had been expelled....he got one nothing was mentioned. I hate favouritism.

As for thing I did on him.....

...I used to keep a piece of wood on top of my wardrobe which one day fell and hit him on the head leaving him with a scar on the back of it. He is convinced I had it all planned so as this would happen.

I also allegedly ( i don't recall this happening but he tells everyone we meet that it did) chased him out of the room towards the stairs and caused him to fall head first down the stairs.

And one that did happen which was completely by accident was putting a kettle down on his fingers after I had made a cup of tea....complete accident though.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Ah yes, the old "accidents", brilliant. My sister once claimed her teeth slipped when she bit me. And she "accidentally" poked me in the eye with a carrot. And she stabbed me in hand, but that time she just claimed I deserved it

barnacle

snyper wrote: »

I treat all children equally

No doubt.

LivingDeadGirl

It's definitely true. I'm the youngest and my older brother bullied the shit out of me.

brucer24!

im the youngest and the only girl. it rocks!!! you get away with murder,and when my older brothers were at me all i had to do was run to dad and they would get in trouble..
has its drawbacks though because no matter what age you are if you have older brothers they are going to be WAY too protective.

Red Hand

brucer24! wrote: »

im the youngest and the only girl. it rocks!!! you get away with murder,and when my older brothers were at me all i had to do was run to dad and they would get in trouble.

Sqealer!:D


I'd agree with brucer, being youngest is great.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Any middle children about? Or are they all too insecure and traumatised to use the internet

Toto Wolfcastle

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

All the things the OP described are the good bits of being the oldest but it is countered by the fact that your parents are strictest with you. My brother gets away with so much sh*t that I could never get away with.

Yeah my younger brother gets away with so much but he's also so immature because he was treated as the baby and I'd hate that!

I'm in a pretty good position as the eldest at the moment. I can do no wrong. The middle child in our family gets given out to daily though, even though she's 21.

I used to call her Robert when she was born because I probably didn't like her very much, but when she was older and my brother was born we joined together to torture our brother by dressing him in a skirt and a blanket on his head and we called him Sister Mary.

Yeah, being the eldest is great.

NotMe

Another eldest here. Highlights of sibling abuse include putting my little bro in a suitcase and sliding him down the stairs. And standing a good bit away from my other brother and picking up a stone and saying "If you stand completely still it won't hit you". He stood still when I threw it and it got him right in the forehead. Good times. Good times.:D

It's also true that they got away with a lot more than I did. They got to stay out later, go places I couldn't and got more money than I did at that age.

Aard

OP screams of abandonment issues.

Jeremiah 16:1

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I'd agree with brucer, being youngest is great.

Not if your my youngest, I have decades of pent up elder sister frustration to unleash.

captainzapp

im the youngest and was completely spoilt compared to my sister! not in a really bad way like, but i got my way a lot more and i got more presents and stuff. i didnt turn out too badly anyway. i had to put up with a lot of abuse. older siblings are such bullies.

KnifeWRENCH

I'm the youngest and the only boy - my two sisters used pick on me and tease me occasionally but they never did anything nasty.

I actually love being the youngest - mainly because I hate children. If I had a younger brother or sister, I would absolutely torture them out of jealousy/dislike.
Also like being youngest because my Mammy loves me the most! (even though she won't admit it)

snickerpuss

I'm the eldest (it's eldest damn it!) of everyone, not just my family but my entire related family on both sides. On the plus side I'm not trying to live up to anyone else, on the down side all those nippers make me feel old. And I'm 22.

Toto Wolfcastle

square_igloo wrote: »

I'm the youngest and the only boy - my two sisters used pick on me and tease me occasionally but they never did anything nasty.

I actually love being the youngest - mainly because I hate children. If I had a younger brother or sister, I would absolutely torture them out of jealousy/dislike.
Also like being youngest because my Mammy loves me the most! (even though she won't admit it)

:eek:

You're not my brother are you.....?

KnifeWRENCH

janeybabe wrote: »

:eek:

You're not my brother are you.....?

Er...I hope not. Neither of my sisters is called Jane.

Toto Wolfcastle

square_igloo wrote: »

Er...I hope not. Neither of my sisters is called Jane.

That be ok so. I don't think my brother leaves WOW long enough to go on boards anyway.

KnifeWRENCH

WOW????
Yup, that confirms that I'm DEFINITELY not your brother!

Carol_1985

Middle children rule!!

Toto Wolfcastle

Carol_1985 wrote: »

Middle children rule!!

Yes, you conquer your middle-child insecurities by lying to yourself. :P

Havermeyer

Carol_1985 wrote: »

Middle children rule!!

Amen to that.

xOxSinéadxOx

i'm a middle child

*runs aways*