“I’ve never before understood that I too can be needed and wanted. I’ve been the youngest child for so long that I never seen myself any other way.” A quote written by Clare Morall, shows the emotion behind the youngest child of a family. I can relate to this because, in fact I am the youngest child of 3 children in my family. I have always seen myself as the youngest in the family, no matter how much older I got I have always felt younger and less mature compared to sisters. Most of the time I appreciate being the youngest because I got more pampered and taken care of compared to my two sisters. But, there is times where in certain situations I feel like I get treated like a child. As age matures you, you want to be able to have more
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For example, you are an easy target compared to everyone else. Your siblings will take full advantage of you. They’re have been plenty of times where I was blamed for numerous things that I did not have anything to do with. Through 19 years I’ve learned that gaining my parents trust has to be one of the most important things ever. With both of my siblings already graduated college, my parents expectation of me is to graduate college as well. Now that I don’t have a sibling around to watch out for me on a consistent basis, my parents worry more than when my older sisters were home. Yes, being the youngest does sometimes get special treatment in ways the older siblings don’t. Such as, getting things paid for. Since my sisters had more age on me my parents decided they should have to pay for their own gas, while me not being able to drive i was given twenty dollars a week for doing chores around the house. Throughout the years of dealing with the bullying from older siblings, I personally think it has shaped me into the person I am …show more content…
It’s a tough trait to keep up with, especially since it isn’t just one singular trait. It still takes a lot of effort to maintain. Calling someone mature, is saying that they have the qualities of an adult. Being mature is to have knowledge and experiences about how the world works. Being mature means you don 't cry like a child when you don’t get something you want, or hit someone when they disagree with you. To have emotional maturity is to have control over one’s emotions. An emotionally mature person has experienced those emotions, understands the rules of each, and knows the benefits of being in control of all those emotions.Emotions are the voices of the soul. Emotions are healthy, it’s the energy that makes the mind work. Emotions are physical and mental feelings and are necessary for life. Emotional maturity is defined as how well you respond to situations where you have to control your own emotions and behave in an adult manner when dealing with other people. Never allowing your emotions to control you. It doesn’t mean hide your emotions, we control our thoughts by becoming aware of our inaccurate beliefs and ideas. Emotional maturity is expected to grow with age, but it does not grow with your age; which means that no matter how old you are it does not assure your emotional
For example, you are an easy target compared to everyone else. Your siblings will take full advantage of you. They’re have been plenty of times where I was blamed for numerous things that I did not have anything to do with. Through 19 years I’ve learned that gaining my parents trust has to be one of the most important things ever. With both of my siblings already graduated college, my parents expectation of me is to graduate college as well. Now that I don’t have a sibling around to watch out for me on a consistent basis, my parents worry more than when my older sisters were home. Yes, being the youngest does sometimes get special treatment in ways the older siblings don’t. Such as, getting things paid for. Since my sisters had more age on me my parents decided they should have to pay for their own gas, while me not being able to drive i was given twenty dollars a week for doing chores around the house. Throughout the years of dealing with the bullying from older siblings, I personally think it has shaped me into the person I am …show more content…
It’s a tough trait to keep up with, especially since it isn’t just one singular trait. It still takes a lot of effort to maintain. Calling someone mature, is saying that they have the qualities of an adult. Being mature is to have knowledge and experiences about how the world works. Being mature means you don 't cry like a child when you don’t get something you want, or hit someone when they disagree with you. To have emotional maturity is to have control over one’s emotions. An emotionally mature person has experienced those emotions, understands the rules of each, and knows the benefits of being in control of all those emotions.Emotions are the voices of the soul. Emotions are healthy, it’s the energy that makes the mind work. Emotions are physical and mental feelings and are necessary for life. Emotional maturity is defined as how well you respond to situations where you have to control your own emotions and behave in an adult manner when dealing with other people. Never allowing your emotions to control you. It doesn’t mean hide your emotions, we control our thoughts by becoming aware of our inaccurate beliefs and ideas. Emotional maturity is expected to grow with age, but it does not grow with your age; which means that no matter how old you are it does not assure your emotional