As a psychology student, I am always looking for things that might influence the way I behave, and there's a famous psychological theory about how birth order can influence the way that our personalities develop. When I first heard about this theory, I felt that it was pretty accurate. Many of the things that I do and the ways that I think are due to the fact that I grew up as the middle child. Now, I believe that us middle children are a special case. Not everyone goes through what we have to go through, so here are a few negative AND positive things that I have experienced and that I believe many middle children out there could relate to.

1. We are ignored 99 percent of the time

The middle child syndrome is real. It doesn't matter what we do, the attention is (most likely) going to our older sibling's achievements, or our youngest sibling's needs.

2. We are called dramatic or sensitive when we complain about being ignored

Because of course, the middle child is always the dramatic one and that's the reason why none of our complaints are valid.

3. Getting blamed for everything (even the smallest things)

Your older sister is too cautious to break the plate, and your little brother is an angel. So, of course the one in the middle broke that plate.

4. Being the mediator in every family fight

We definitely have a gift to solve family issues because we always have an opinion even if we're not involved in the problem.

5. Using our siblings to get things from our parents

Since we are ignored, we have to team up with the responsible older sibling and the spoiled younger one to get what we want some times.

6. Being the younger and older sibling at the same time (and feeling powerful because of that)

I get a good feeling every time I get asked how it feels to be both.