I and my sister are the middle children of 6 siblings. I'd say she exactly matches the description of middle child. She's only 15 months older than me, is easy to get along with, and far more outgoing than me. I however don't have any of the middle child stereotypes except I also felt left out at times (although now I realize it was my younger siblings who were more so). I share two things with youngest sibling and only child in that I am considered the uncomplicated child who hardly got into trouble at home ("only" because my partner in crime older sister inspired me to do something, which is on the surface true), and never got in trouble in public or school. I also am a stickler for rules so I did often seek approval for doing things.
I do have almost all of those qualities of the oldest, despite not acting or being treated as the oldest. I am certainly not a leader, more of a follower, I'm not bossy at all. I am not really controlling, however when I make up my mind I don't like to change it, although I am willing to. I'm only mildly motivated, which is strange for a perfectionist, but I just don't like failing, despite having done so in many occasions.
The funny thing Is I'm a middle child with the traits of the oldest, but was treated like the youngest for a while as my younger sister is 5 years apart, and I was a preemie born at the end of October but EDD was sometime in January (don't know exactly when). The doctors had my parents convinced that I wouldn't live long, so I was the coddled preemie who was so small I literally could only fit baby doll clothes at first. I don't think they ever completely stopped thinking of me that way (at least according to My siblings).
Re: GTKY: Birth Order
I do have almost all of those qualities of the oldest, despite not acting or being treated as the oldest. I am certainly not a leader, more of a follower, I'm not bossy at all. I am not really controlling, however when I make up my mind I don't like to change it, although I am willing to. I'm only mildly motivated, which is strange for a perfectionist, but I just don't like failing, despite having done so in many occasions.
The funny thing Is I'm a middle child with the traits of the oldest, but was treated like the youngest for a while as my younger sister is 5 years apart, and I was a preemie born at the end of October but EDD was sometime in January (don't know exactly when). The doctors had my parents convinced that I wouldn't live long, so I was the coddled preemie who was so small I literally could only fit baby doll clothes at first. I don't think they ever completely stopped thinking of me that way (at least according to My siblings).