Not The Child Or The Grown-Up, I’m The Cheese Between The Bread
This couple had such a cute way of announcing the arrival of their youngest child. They used the concept of ‘The Middle Child syndrome.’ Confused? Well, if you’re a middle child, then you probably know how not-fun it is to be stuck in the middle, but we all make do, don’t we!
This couple gave a blackboard to their smiling eldest child that said ‘Oldest’ and the then to-be middle child held a board with the words ‘Youngest’ crossed out and ‘Middle’ written in between. The to-be middle child has quite a grumpy face on her too. Oh dear, those parents better keep an eye out for some tantrums.
Fun Fact: The middle child tends to have first-rate negotiation skills. Co-author of “The Secret Power of Middle Children”, Katrin Shumann, told Psychology Today that “middles are used to not getting their own way so they become savvy, skillful manipulators.