Chances are you clicked on this article because you are the youngest or middle child of the family. Perhaps you are the oldest and want to know what it feels like to be the youngest. You'll definitely get a feel for it while reading this. I promise! I'm sure that we all share some similarities solely based on the fact that we are the younger siblings. Being the younger sibling in the family comes with some perks but of course it has its downsides. I'm sure you can relate to a few of these.
Always Known as "The Baby" of the Family
I think it never fails when you tell someone that you're the youngest of your family and then they reply with "Aw so you're the baby!" I still get this now even though I'm twenty years old. I'm not a baby anymore, I'm a young adult people!
Your Older Siblings Are Always Protective of You
Sometimes your older siblings can be a bit overprotective but you know it's coming from a great place. They just want to make sure that you're okay and although it can get annoying, it's something that I've always appreciated about being the youngest sibling.They genuinely care about you and would lose it if something had ever happened to you and you feel the same way about them. Just sibling things.
Being Compared to Your Older Siblings
I'm sure we have all been through this before. Your family and family friends may not see anything wrong with this but of course we do because we want to be our own person! Not just (insert your older sibling's) younger brother/sister. There is always some pressure from your parents to be just like your older siblings whether that be to attend the same school, pursue the same career, and more. You know what's even worse? When you get called by your older sibling's name and not by your own name!
Getting Great Advice
They Dragged You Everywhere When You Were Younger
This was probably fun to you but a pain to them! Hanging out with your older siblings friends was awesome because you got all the attention. Maybe your older sibling didn't like that but you sure did. Haha. You always had cool stories to tell your friends the next day.
You're Probably Used to Your Older Sibling(s) Speaking Up For You
You have gotten used to looking over at your sibling(s) like this when you want them to speak to that relative that you barely remember. Well maybe not but I know I always do this haha. Maybe you can't stand your older siblings doing this but I don't mind it at all because I'm so shy and would rather have them start conversations instead of me doing it.
