The only planned child but the least loved...the middle child - 'oh she has middle child syndrome' was a common saying when I may have complained about hand me down shoes or missing out all together so the baby of the family gets a new toy - how quickly we learn to just be quiet and accept our lot in life. Of course as a child I never understood the whole middle child aspect and I still do not believe it to be a true 'syndrome' but rather the way the dynamics flow in a family - whether they have 1,2,4 or6 children - they will never be treated equally 100% of the time will they? It's just impossible!
But now I am 40 years old I am suprised by the way my mostly perfect childhood now affects my adult life. I wonder why I am the person I am - a mother - who has a shady past....
