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Any major Birth Order Author I've ever found (and I've read everyone I can get my hands on) states that any child born 5 years or more is likely the develope first child tendencies, the family starts over, the more space between children the more the younger one becomes a true only or first born. Switching Birth Order is also a common phenominum in unusual cases.
Kevin Leman's New Birth Order Book is my favorite book for discribing the "exceptions" and how they work in different families. I'd highly suggest any of his books, and they're pretty common in libraries.
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TCK"s or Third Culture Kids are difined as "[A] person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents' culture. The third culture kid builds relationships to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Although elements from each culture are assimilated into the third culture kid's life experience, the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of the same background."
How being a TCK relates to my desire to adopt some day: I grew up an international child, and while the walls between country and race mean less to me than most, I grew up with an understanding of the influence of clashing cultures that is hard to explain to someone who exists in solely one culture. God has given me the gift of experiences to fuel my desire for international adoption and to understand an internationally adopted child's world.
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