Guest guest Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hi Star, My own opinion is that things like this can exacerbate a tendency or existing condition. My mother was also a middle child, of sorts. The oldest of the second pair (born many years after first two). She was the " bad " one in the family. I have seen and verified this around her core foo. The eldest son moved on early, so she lived in the house between her other two sisters - the older one was perfect and the younger one the baby to be protected. She was the scapegoat. I would be curious to know if there are statistics about birth order. I suppose it doesn't matter, like kt said. But there is a psychologist in general psychology who based his views on birth order. He is still studied as one of the " big " ones, like Freud. +Coal Miner's Daughter p.s. I'm interested in birth order effects. Also, the experience of birth order effects don't have to follow the obvious pattern; sometimes the experience one has does not necessary fit the traditional pattern for that position in the family. > > Is there any known or anecdotal link to this? > > My BPD mother is a middle child of a total of 3 sisters. She has always > had a difficult relationship with her younger sister. She has looked up to > and been mothered a bit by her older sister. Is this normal/common in > BPD??? Just thinkin;. > > Star > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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