to wonder if the youngest child in every family is an egomaniac?

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because in our extended family that seems to be the case.

Even as adults they take umbrage at any implied critisism or unwanted advice, are generally irresponsible and perhaps most importantly they treat their siblings' posessions as their own. And they get stroppy when they lose games, especially board games.

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Oh my youngest is a saint. In my experience the eldest are the egomaniacs.

I'm the youngest and I'm exactly like that... I try to hide it though, if that makes up for it!

my youngest is totally bonkers. they seem to be by stages more and more bonkers (eldest sanest, middle reasonably loopy, youngets totally bonkers) am pg with no. 4 so wondering what I've got in store

middle worst at losing at games tho, not youngest.
am trying to be careful not to 'baby' the youngest. this coming one will be kept on a very short lead.

I would agree wholeheartedly

(youngest child here too )

You can't say that. S'not fair. . You're just jealous.

[Guess who's a youngest child? ]

ds3 is definitely like that.

IME (ie, my own 2 kids) tis the other way round.

DS2 is a sweetie, DS1 is an egocentric little bugger treasure

I'm the youngest and am not like that but my sister (middle child!) is very very much like that, drives me mad...but i love her

For me i have so far found that DS1 (oldest)is more like this than the others, although DS3 (youngest) is showing signs....

DD and DS2 are very chilled though

Well I am the youngest child and clearly am not But it is a bit true of my cousins on both sides and my third child definitely has a super-toughened ego - completely undentable by anything.

I'm a youngest. My elder bro is an egomaniac (mainly because he {apparently} is a prince) .
DD1 is a nightmare strop on legs if she loses at anything or loses anything. She is by and large a little princess and generally quite stroppy. DD2 ambles over to take a look at what the fuss is about then ambles off and does her own thing. She generally doesn't care much about anything as long as she has a plentiful supply of food/juice. However when she does lose her rag - it is quite the most terrifying event on earth!!!

My little sister (youngest of four) is the most mature, giving, selfless person I know. Most unlikely of all of us to have a strop, take umbrage or have a cavailier attitude to property

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My youngest sister definatly is.

Shes unhinged!

My DC4 is a very very poor loser and his moods (good or bad) have dominated the household since the day he was born. DCs 1 and 2 were teenagers when he was born so hard to say whether it's a birth-order thing or the fact he has been spoilt and indulged throughout his 5 years.

Middle children are the best

I think an oldest child takes on an awful lot of responsibility but also gets a lot of criticism / expectations thrown their way. They are the test child if you like, so they have parents who are just trying out parenthood on their first born.

A middle child is born into a family where they are not the most important person, and I think this can seriously put the eldest child's nose out of joint. The middle child knows nothing else apart from there being other children to share with, an oldest child has to suddenly share its life and things with the new second child.

Younger children I think have it easy. They have older siblings who are generally more likely to do things for them, to provide entertainment for them, to look after them.

I think it can make the youngest a little demanding... after all they are used to getting stuff done for them.

Agree with chequers - DB1 is exactly like that (except for the board games bit, because he doesn't play them)

I am the youngest (of 4) & am, of course completely self-deprecating, compulsively sensible and don't get stroppy losing at board games because I always win As for treating siblings' possessions as my own, I wouldn't be seen dead with their manky stuff...

Actually, I'd guess it depends on whether the youngest was treated like a little prince/ss or as Cinderella ....

I am the youngest and not like that but I am the 3rd of 3 and my sister middle child is exactly like that.
BUT there is a huge gap between us and she WAS the youngest for a lot of years before I came along so maybe.

I think the youngest probably tends to be a bit more pampered by the older siblings and even parents if they know it is going to be the last child so probably do pick up a lot of these traits. THe older ones have done all the hard slog debating the ground rules, later bedtimes and curfews so by the time the baby of the family comes along they don't have to do that because the older ones have had that late night or special thing so they get it the same way too.

My little bro is 8 years younger than me and 14 years younger than my big brother, so you would expect him to be the spoilt egomaniac brat, yet is a diffident and amiable chap. Certainly not one to hog the limelight.

My youngest brother exactly fits this description. My DH, however, is also the youngest, and is the furthest thing from an egomaniac you could find, he is sweet, selfless and thoroughly lovely.

Not true.Know too many people who prove otherwise.

The OP is a perfect description of my younger sister

I've walked on eggshells around her forever.

threadworm lol

YES in general i would agree

in my house ds1 is NEVER wrong to the point of me boiling my own hands in vats of molten copper

ds 2 showing signs

ds3 hugely precocious egocetnric - was spoiled rotten by three much older siblings for 3 years

ds4 oddly not ...

dc6 we shall see!

yes themoon66 me wiith my younger sister - i have used that expression many times - makes it stressful!

PaulaYatesBiggestFan - i've solved the problem by not bothering to speak to her for the last four years.

nine months here