International Middle Child Day

In Today's Issue

International Middle Child Day
Our Keith
Middle Child Facts
That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing
Random Joke of the Day
Tales to Unravel

I'm a middle child sooooooooo - August 12 is Middle Child Day, a day to recognise middle born children and to acknowledge their place in their families.

Many believe that the order of one’s birth can affect one’s personality. The middle child, or second born of three siblings, is said to suffer from middle child syndrome, a feeling of isolation and exclusion within the family.

Some studies have shown that in a family with multiple children, the oldest and the youngest get the most attention from their parents while those in between tend to be left by themselves, often ignored and forgotten. Middle children often have to fight for the attention of their parents and may sometimes feel like they do not belong to the family.

Independent and Creative

Being a middle child, however, isn't all that bad. Research has shown that being left alone to their own devices can actually be a positive thing for middle children. The fact they may not receive as much attention as their siblings, some studies suggest, can make them independent and creative. The lack of expectations can also help them develop their personality and life skills without any external constraints.

The unofficial holiday with unknown origins is also sometimes called National Middle Child Day and International Middle Child Day.

Our Keith is a thief

He’s taken my socks

He is very sneaky,

Unorthodox

He’s worked out a way

To sneak in my room

By dressing as mum

In a girly costume

But I know it's him

I’m nobody's fool

Coz I stole his knickers

And took them to school

Our Keith is a thief

A terrible creature

But I’ll get revenge

I’ll tell the teacher

I’m going to class

To expose this transgressor

I’ll get the school

To see this crossdresser 

Being a middle child can be tough. We don’t get to be the cute baby of the family, and we can never get away with anything. But being in the middle doesn’t mean that we are boring; in fact, the truth is far from that. The middle child is often the strongest of them all. They are creative, interesting and they can handle pressure well – and they are really, really good at sharing things.

Here are 15 things that only a middle child would know.

1. We are open-minded and we see the world through different perspectives

As children we saw the world through both of our sibling’s eyes as well as our own, which taught us to be open-minded and empathetic.

2. We are responsible

The oldest child makes the first mistakes and the middle child watches it happen. This taught us that actions have consequences, and that it is important to be responsible.

3. We were occasionally ignored

The middle child is often used to not being noticed, as they were overshadowed by their siblings. This means we don’t care much about being in the spotlight, and we enjoy focusing on other people’s achievements.

4. We are happy to go with the flow

Our siblings were always fighting over what game we should play, and as the middle child we were expected to make a decision, even though if we weren’t interested in playing. These tensions taught us to be relaxed and to go with the flow, shaping us as people.

5. We embrace our personalities

Rather than wanting to fit in, we wanted to stand out – just like our other siblings. Our siblings taught us that standing out makes you more noticeable, so we embraced all of our quirks and interesting personality traits.

6. We are fair and reasonable

We saw our oldest sibling being punished for small things like missing a curfew, and we saw our youngest sibling get away with nearly everything. This gave us a strong sense of justice, and often the middle child is the most fair and reasonable sibling.

7. We didn’t always get praised

We always had an older sibling who set the bar high, and our younger siblings were praised for virtually anything. The middle child had to earn praise with strengths and skills, teaching us the benefits of hard work.

8. We have interesting personalities

The middle child has to work to get their parent’s attention – and the easiest way to do this is to have a great personality. We always had interesting facts and funny stories to tell, and as adults we are great socializers.

9. We felt both younger and older as children

One day we were hanging in the park with our cool older sibling, and the next day we were brushing Barbie’s hair with the youngest sibling.

10. We are good negotiators

The middle child isn’t the baby of the family or the mature child, so we couldn’t rely on our cuteness or matureness to get things. Instead we became expert negotiators. Now we are great at arguing, but we also know when to be patient and when to back down.

11. We know how to fight for what we want

Nothing was handed to the middle child easily. We fought and argued to have our turn with the TV remote, and we grew up to be strong adults who know how to fight for what we want.

12. We can stand up for ourselves

The middle child is used to being between sibling fights, and often our siblings tried to force us to take a side. This taught us to stay out of the drama while standing up for ourselves.

13. We are diplomatic

Whenever the other siblings fought, the middle child was always there to help resolve the situation. Now we are great at peace-making – and we have our siblings to thank for it.

14. We know how to share

Whenever the middle child got a new toy, there was always another sibling clamouring to play with it. We became used to hand-me-downs, and we learned to love sharing – the most important things aren’t material, anyway.

That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing

Vassilyev and his first wife hold the record for the most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births.

RANDOM JOKE OF THE DAY

I’ve just started reading my first ever Braille horror story. I think that something scary is about to happen… I can just feel it...

Tales to Unravel

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls... I present to you :-

The follow up to the award winning 'Tales of the Unaccepted'.
This time there are double the pages and double the twists...

I deal with a diverse number of subjects, such as....

The secret of Love...Vinegar ?
Networks... They are important, especially at 60,000 feet
What have magic and terrorism got in common ?
What if you ordered a ghost on Ebay but you couldn't open the packaging
How to get away with the perfect murder....a step too far ?

As usual there is a think, but pumping, vein of humour running through this release.

It may make you smile, it may make you think...it will make you shudder !!

On Amazon paperback and kindle now, we be released on other platforms soon..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1717812686/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1531909384&sr=8-4&keywords=neville+raper