thinking of having 3 children? this is why you should make it four!

I come from a family of five: my parents, two sisters and myself. In many ways, three seemed the perfect number of children.

Just enough to fit into the backseat of a surburban sedan with the parents in front.

Just enough to fit into the bed in the "middle room"

Just enough

Just enough for about everything and anything. And everyone was happy- everyone but me.

Yes, my elder sister was happy. of course she was happy, she was the

first born. The womb opener. She was the one that had the lavish naming ceremonies, the ones with the thick photo albums. I mean, there's a picture of the first time she cried, her first steps, and I'm willing to bet the first time she shat! She had the lavish 1 year birthday party, so much clothes... so of course she was happy.

Then there's my younger sister. The last born. The mummy's pet. In m

y house, we refer to her as my mother's child. That one is joined at the hip to her mother. We are only three, but this was the Joseph of our family (yeah, if it weren't so obvious, my mom would have bought her a coat of many colors!). So of course she was happy as well.

Then there's poor old me. The middle child. I didnt want to be mummy's pet, and daddy didn't want a pet either. Even worse, the age difference between my younger sister and I is just 16 months. Meaning that before I got any meaningful attention, "Joseph" was born. Hence, I grew up with the classic Middle child syndrome.

To make matters worse, my two sisters were very close growing up, and probably are still close. Growing up, I felt out of the loop. I mean, they both liked mummy while I was on the daddy team. So from an early age, I took solace in my books,

They say middle children lack drive, arent over achievers, relationships ae not of high importance to them , often end up alone, err, those words dont describe me. The only aspect I can relate with is being starved for attention. I keep my friends close - like, i really love my friends. I'm a very cuddly girlfriend, and yes- i love it when I'm being showered with attention. Hey, I'm a middle child starved for love, remember?

I think my drive and passion for my academics while growing up was in a bid to get attention. Right now, everyone in my house is quick to throw their love at my feet, but the damage has already been done. I'm not complaining though.

Note, if you're the 3rd child out of 5, you're NOT a middle child. If you're 2 out of 3, and ur siblings are of the same opposite sex, this does not apply to you. The worst hit are the 3 boys or 3 girls scenario.

Why am i writing this? First, this is a call for all middle children out there to bond together, lets take on the world! lol. Seriously though, one of my doctors talked about this, and I was prompted to google it. Now I know I'm not alone. I'm not crazy! this is real!! my friends have laughed at me for ages while I explain it, but finally I've been vindicated!!!

One thing I've learnt about blogville is that you are not unique. If you say "everytime I wake up, I jump up 3 times and then have a glass of water, I bet there's another blogger out there who does the exact same thing! lol. So I'm sure there are others out there. On the real though, are you a middle child? please share your experiences, and yes feel free to hate on the first borns and spoilt ass last borns too!

PS: they say the best match for middle children are last born children...err...so...