Essay About Older Brother And March Of That Year

Birth Order
Essay title: Birth Order
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Birth Order
Introduction
When you think of birth order it is pretty obvious what it is. Most people would
automatically say that it s the order in which you and your siblings were born . That is
true but it is much more complex than that . The place in the birth order will effect how a
child grows up and will ultimately have an effect on the child’s whole life. The subject of
birth order is often overlooked and neglected . This is a very important topic because the
place in a birth order that a child grows up in influences everything around him. A child
might have a different attitude towards life if he is born last with older siblings. Birth
Order also effects what type of job a person is most likely to have. No matter who you are
you have a birth order. No matter if you are the worlds most famous person or just a bum
begging for change outside of Yankee Stadium. Without a doubt, you can compare
yourself to a famous celebrity who has the same birth order as you and find many
similarities in your life’s.
My Birth Order
In 1985 my parents decided it was time to have there first child. In March of that year my
older brother was born. Three years later in May of 1988 I was born. From the time I was
born until the age of three it was just me and my older brother. So everything that I was
learning came either from my big brother or my parents. At this time I was always
looking up to my parents and my brother because I was the youngest in the family.
Another three years went by and my parents had another child in April of 1991. Now not
only did I have a big brother but I also had a younger brother. I was not the youngest
child now I was directly in the middle. Actually it could not have been anymore direct
that it was. My older brother was three years older than me and my little brother was three
years younger than me. So now my birth order was changing. Many people would say
that I was so called “squeezed” in the middle but it did not have a negative effect on my
life. It actually had a positive effect. Being in the middle was a very good thing for me.
Not only was I learning from my older brother I also felt like I was growing up and
becoming a very responsible person because I was teaching my younger brother the ways
of life. In Walter Tomans book it says, “The older brother has learned to lead and assume
responsibility for peers of the same sex; the younger one has learned to imitate, to follow
his brother and boys in general, and to compete with and oppose them as well.” 1
Another three years passed by and surprisingly my parents didn’t have another
child. I thought this would be the end of the line and for the rest of my life I would be
directly in the middle of my brothers. Another three years passed by and my parents
decided to sit me down and tell me and my brothers that they were having another child.
1. I have noticed throughout my life that my older brother has tried to teach me
everything. I have imitated what I have seen from him because he was my older sibling