Where are all my babies at? Okay no, not literal babies, but the people that are considered the "baby" of the family. Did you ever notice that you were treated a little bit differently from your siblings, that you had a certain edge over the "competition"? If you answered yes, then you should be able to relate to these five things that happen when you're "the baby".
1. You're always told you're spoiled.
Don't get me wrong on this one; you're probably called spoiled for a reason. Usually, your parents are better off financially and are more worn down as disciplinarians by the time you come around. This results in you being more likely to get the things that you want, and thus you turn into what your older siblings call "a spoiled brat".
2. It's easy to get your siblings in trouble.
Getting your older siblings into trouble is basically in the job description. It's easy to tattle on your older siblings, even if it's for something they didn't actually do. (I guess I used to run to my mom crying and tell her my sisters were being mean to me, and then I'd run away laughing as my mom yelled at them. Yes, I know, I'm a horrible person.)
3. Some of the rules that applied to your siblings don't apply to you.
When your parents first started out, they were more strict. They laid down some ground rules right off the bat that they expected all of their children to follow. They were unbreakable. Well, as time went along and they had more children, the rules continued to get less and less strict. They started to care a little bit less and relax a little bit more. This means that by the time you came around some of the rules were pretty much nonexistent.
4. You're sometimes referred to as the favorite.
Your siblings will grumble about some of the special treatment you receive and will either hatefully or jokingly call you things such as "the favorite", "the golden child", and so on.
5. Your parents will have abandonment issues when you move out.
When you move out of the household, it will be a reality check for your parents. There will no longer be any kids living in their house, which will be the first time in YEARS. This will probably result in some empty nest syndrome and them trying to guilt trip you into coming home more often.
BONUS: When you're the "baby" and your siblings are MUCH older than you, most people don't even know you have older siblings. For example, when I mention my sisters to people that don't know me very well, they usually all say, "What? I didn't know you had sisters!" which then leads to me sitting there and explaining that yes, it's true, I'm not the one and only.
