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Parenting
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2 weeks agoThe eldest daughters who genuinely have their lives together aren't naturally more capable. They simply never received the message that someone else would handle it, so they built an entire identity around making sure nothing fell apart. - Silicon Canals
Eldest daughters develop competence through early responsibility assignment rather than innate traits, creating a lived experience of obligation rather than choice.
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
4 weeks agoI'm the oldest of four and the thing nobody tells you about being first is that you become the practice child - every mistake your parents make, they make on you, and by the time they get to your youngest sibling they're a different couple entirely. And you watched that happen in real time. - Silicon Canals
Firstborn children often serve as their parents' learning ground, experiencing stricter parenting and less understanding than younger siblings who benefit from their parents' accumulated experience and evolved perspectives.
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