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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm a middle child. Stuck between an overachieving older sibling and a baby who got away with everything. For most of my childhood ...

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Growing up is realizing that nobody is perfect – even your parents. In fact, you might come to realize that your mother and father are not the kind of people that you want to have a relationship with ...

There will always be a never-ending debate with your siblings about who is the best. Whether you are the oldest, middle, or youngest child, you may never agree on an answer. However, what if we told ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. You don’t remember your first steps. But someone else ...

My son has “middle child syndrome” despite my exhaustive effort to avoid such a diagnosis. Over the years, I’ve been careful to give my children equally-sized birthday presents and let all three get ...

If you grew up in an upper middle class household, you've likely taken one or more of these experiences for granted. Considering the number of American families considered to fall into the middle ...

My son has “middle child syndrome” despite my exhaustive effort to avoid such a diagnosis. Over the years, I’ve been careful to give my children equally-sized birthday presents and let all three get ...