tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post8404914628487137811..comments2023-09-28T06:41:43.408-05:00Comments on Fairly Odd Mother: The frustrations of being secondFairly Odd Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-35395604271923070472008-12-11T13:35:00.000-05:002008-12-11T13:35:00.000-05:00My oldest child is the one that is worst with this...My oldest child is the one that is worst with this "sibling rivalry" She always has to be the best. We try to stress that everyone is good at some things and not so good at others, but goodness it does get tiring.Mamalanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200657325831762553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-89335021634209049592008-12-10T15:33:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:33:00.000-05:00I also want to add, that, My second in line is the...I also want to add, that, My second in line is the most confident, and well adjusted of all of my kids. She doesn't even know what middle means. :)Dysd Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077162339556483424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-44413438208316749412008-12-09T19:05:00.000-05:002008-12-09T19:05:00.000-05:00Mine too. :(Mine too. :(Dysd Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077162339556483424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-54318500215997843822008-12-09T07:22:00.000-05:002008-12-09T07:22:00.000-05:00Yes I know what you are saying. Paige suffers fro...Yes I know what you are saying. Paige suffers from "middle child syndrome" and as much as I try to be aware of it, we both end up frusturated sometimes. Paige and Jilly are so much alike!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634491849442118492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-4253953118948445962008-12-08T20:41:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:41:00.000-05:00Yeah. Um. Welcome to my world. Always being three ...Yeah. Um. Welcome to my world. Always being three years behind the 'perfect one'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-30517309355281584712008-12-08T18:57:00.000-05:002008-12-08T18:57:00.000-05:00Oh poor jilly. Is it possible this isn't just a se...Oh poor jilly. Is it possible this isn't just a second child thing but just a child thing? <BR/><BR/>I have no doubt that in time, they'll all realize what they're good at. That's the cool thing about kids--they can all do something well. <BR/><BR/>Besides, coloring in the lines is overrated.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-48260222123731567342008-12-08T15:19:00.000-05:002008-12-08T15:19:00.000-05:00I have these issues ... with my eldest. She is jus...I have these issues ... with my eldest. She is just like her father: if it isn't perfect, it's garbage. I work hard on showing her that imperfections are what make us beautiful. But it does really hurt, doesn't it, to see them like that?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-67008605646850606342008-12-08T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:23:00.000-05:00Oh man, it is so hard to be #2. Every day it's a s...Oh man, it is so hard to be #2. Every day it's a struggle of Trey wanting to do what his big brother can do, no matter what.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389913096175428814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-45194233977033209612008-12-08T13:33:00.000-05:002008-12-08T13:33:00.000-05:00I am having some of the same problems at my house....I am having some of the same problems at my house. Since the baby was born, we have seen more tantrums, pouting and attitude than we did in the first four years of her life. Being the baby after a dominate sister was one thing, being the middle with a strong perfectionist as a big sister and an adorable eatable baby brother, isn't easy. I just keep hoping time will work it out.Issahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309906249557761472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-28757082223833515472008-12-08T10:46:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:46:00.000-05:00That breaks my heart too, with my second. I often ...That breaks my heart too, with my second. I often wonder if him being the only boy makes things better or worse and I can never decide.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-15090337105579929992008-12-08T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:07:00.000-05:00MG, that is exactly what we are dealing with (and ...MG, that is exactly what we are dealing with (and I think my kids are roughly the same age as yours). I need to keep reminding myself that they are different and encourage them when they get upset that they cannot do what their siblings do. It doesn't help that on occasion, my oldest, being a smart ass 7 year old, likes to taunt them as well. Sometimes, I feel that the younger two are missing out because of ME. That they can't do their letters because I didn't have the time to work one on one with them when they were younger.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there! I'm sure she'll find something that she can do better soon!Whirlwindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16865143484526708978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-91519253410974589722008-12-08T09:56:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:56:00.000-05:00I have a girl first and a boy second. With nearly ...I have a girl first and a boy second. With nearly 3 years between them my son is still trying to do everything his sister does and at 2.5 years old he is frustrated whenever he can't (or isn't allowed) to do everything she does. I don't think he experiences that self-recrimination just yet, but I can see it coming and as you said just perfectly, it hurts my heart. There doesn't seem to be any way around this! I was the oldest child and as an adult I can look back and understand a little better what my younger sisters may have been thinking and feeling but as a kid I just wanted them to LEAVE ME ALONE and not copy everything I did. I don't know how to teach my oldest not to be as big of a jackass as I was! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com