I was born when my parents were seventeen. My brother was born three and half years later, and I remember exactly the day after my mom went into labour. My thoughts, as a little girl, were that mom was no longer just mine and that I was no longer the baby of the family. As a result, I developed a deep jealousy for my brother. I used to pinch him and throw toys at him every time my mom turned her head away. As we grew older, we were very physical with each other, and the family named us cat and dog. On the other hand, I became very protective of my brother once we started to go to the same elementary school. I liked to play mom when mom wasn’t around. With time, we grew extremely close, and today we are best friends. However, now I am the one
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I think I always had a motherly instinct since playing mommy for my brother. I wanted to become a mom early, just like my parents had me at an early age. I thought that it was the coolest thing to have young parents. Moreover, they are still happily married after thirty-two years. I am sure that if my parents had been different, I would have had different opinions. My idea of family was the old traditional one of the husband working and the wife staying at home with the children. However, that changed when my first husband left me with a one year old boy to care for. From that time on, I completely changed my views. Indeed, this is to show that my personal life experiences made me into the woman I am. Undoubtedly, the mother I am today is a reflection of what my parents were to me. They were strict, but they were always loving and caring with me and my brother. In conclusion, no matter the order in which siblings are born, all the factors have to be taken into consideration before making any statement about behavior. The way parents treat their children is a key point; it should be balanced. Children should be treated fairly, independently from the order in which they were born, and there should always be communication in the family. While these are certainly good basis in raising healthy children, life happens and people change. Sometime for the better and sometime for the
I think I always had a motherly instinct since playing mommy for my brother. I wanted to become a mom early, just like my parents had me at an early age. I thought that it was the coolest thing to have young parents. Moreover, they are still happily married after thirty-two years. I am sure that if my parents had been different, I would have had different opinions. My idea of family was the old traditional one of the husband working and the wife staying at home with the children. However, that changed when my first husband left me with a one year old boy to care for. From that time on, I completely changed my views. Indeed, this is to show that my personal life experiences made me into the woman I am. Undoubtedly, the mother I am today is a reflection of what my parents were to me. They were strict, but they were always loving and caring with me and my brother. In conclusion, no matter the order in which siblings are born, all the factors have to be taken into consideration before making any statement about behavior. The way parents treat their children is a key point; it should be balanced. Children should be treated fairly, independently from the order in which they were born, and there should always be communication in the family. While these are certainly good basis in raising healthy children, life happens and people change. Sometime for the better and sometime for the