Oldest Sibling / Youngest Sibling

[Thinker]

So let's have some non-scientific fun:

There is a stereotype about birth order:

The oldest sibling is the overly responsible one. The one who becomes an engineer. The one who doesn't give up but who never has any fun. Theory is that this sibling grows up with higher expectations from his or her parents, who always expect him or her to help out, be their little helper, etc.

The youngest sibling is the irresponsible one. The one who becomes an entertainer. The one who has lots of fun, but who never takes responsibility for anything. Theory is that this sibling grows up always having other people (older sibling) around to be responsible and to "clean up" after them - resolve issues, etc.

So if this stereotype has any hidden truth in it, it would also seem to indicate that it is more likely for a youngest sibling to end up as a WAS and for a oldest sibling to end up as a LBS.

So I'm just wondering if there's anything to it. No real evidence here, of course, but plenty of anecdotal evidence available.

Who is Who in your sitch. Is the LBS the Oldest sibling in his or her family of origin? or the Youngest? How about the WAS?

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It certainly holds true in my sitch:

LBS (Me): Oldest
WAS : Youngest

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Chime in!