As the baby of the family, I was given more freedom than my older sister and cousins did. Birth order was not as significant as maturity in our home, but the older children did not agree with this. They won small victories like getting the front seat, always being called first when the family was announced, and given family heirlooms, but they desired more perks. My childhood and teenage years we much more relaxed and free than my sister’s or my cousin’s. I was given later curfews, more privileges, and less punishments when my parents realized that my personality did not respond to punishment the same way the older ones did. I could not handle disappointing my parents, and they used that as my punishment. I was afraid to talk back, disrespect,
