This is off of MSN Families...its about your position amongst siblings.
It was pretty true for me and a few of my friends and maybe it'll be true for you too...
If your the OLDEST, you're probably:
*most likely to succeed
*most
conscientious and reliable
*conservative
*self-critical
*a perfectionist
*able to enjoy
the company of older people
*the link between your parents and siblings
In addition, oldest children are:
*seldom allowed to be
just kids--their parents continually push them ahead and expect the most from them
*often dethroned by younger siblings
*convinced
their siblings will outshine them
If you're the MIDDLE child, you're probably:
*a compromiser
and negotiator
*the silent rebel against the family's values
*the one with the most friends, an effective
team player
*reticent, but dream of being catapulted to greatness
*part of the woodwork, unless finally
given a position of outright command
Middle children are also:
*well aware they are frequently
bypassed and upstaged by older or younger sibs
*often eager to carve out a unique spot in the family, whether positive
or negative
*likely to be compelled to move away from the family to establish a secure spot among their peers
If you're the YOUNGEST child, you're probably:
*compelled
to make a contribution to the world
*a show-off who enjoys the limelight
*both a charmer and a rebel--endearing
one minute, hard to deal with the next
*often the family clown
*creative
Youngest children are also:
*often stuck doubting the validity
of their peceptions because they were often laughed at or not taken seriously
*likely to be compelled to do what
the older children haven't
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Here are some good quotes that I stole from her as well...
"A life with love will have some thorns. But a life without love
will have no roses."
"Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character
is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - john wooden
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." - Mother
Teresa
"Outside show is poor substitute for inner worth." - Aesop
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Suess
"Never cry because it is over...instead smile because it happened."
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying
to please everybody." - bill cosby
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your
eyes off your goals." - Henry Ford
"So many of us define ourselves by what we have, what we wear, what
kind of house we live in and what kind of car we drive. If you think of yourself as the woman in the Cartier watch and the
Hermes scarf, a house fire will destroy not only your possessions but yourself." - Linda Henley
"Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility
of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses . . . on your powers, instead of your problems."
- Paul J. Meyers
"If i advance, follow me. If i stop, push me. If i fall,
inspire me." - Robert Cushing
"Dreams are like stars - they seem so far away, yet never too far
to reach." - Michael L. Smith
"Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep,
for every dream precedes the goal." - Pamela Vaull Starr
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you
don't try." - Beverly Sills
"A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice.
It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." - William Jennings Bryan
"If i am dreaming let me never awake. If i am awake let me
never sleep." - Chinese Proverb
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great." - Mark Twain
"The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what
the mind cannot understand." - Robert Vallett
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though
nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein
"Life isn't about whether you danced with your dream date or whether
you made the basketball team. It's about being happy and living to see the people you love, to do the things you love,
and to love the life that loves you all the same." - Sue Zimmerman
"Listen to your heart, because the heart is the priest of your soul."
- Mauro Capolicchio
"Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have."
"You are richer today if you have laughed, given, or forgiven."
"Examine what you believe to be impossible, then change your belief."
- Dr. Wayne Dyer
"Do something, even if it's just for a moment. Because that's all
life is, a series of moments -- seize yours."
"Embrace your uniqueness. Time is much too short to be living
someone else's life."
"We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because
we stop playing."
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by
what we give."
"God promises a safe landing, not a calm pass."
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away."
"Never underestimate the impression you make on others."
"When life's problems seem overwhelming, it helps to look around
and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself far more fortunate than you imagined."
