Hi Sabra,
I have done some reading on birth order and was interested to find that your environment or gaps between siblings can change birthorder. I'm a middle child but was raised as an older child. My 2 older brothers were raised by their dad leaving me and my younger brother with our Mom. And then my husband who is a twin and born second is more of a middle/youngest child. They have 2 younger sisters but there's a good 7 years between the boys and the girls. Did your book talk about twins???
I wondered how it would be with our son, since he was a second born but is being raised as a first born. And he too has the strong leadership qualities and etc. of a first born. That's something else that I'm sure comes into play with our personalities. My aunt describes our son as a "powerful little bugger." And it's that strenght and determination and energy that will drive into a successful adult if channelled correctly.
I have a neice who is a middle child between 2 boys, and she is anything but a peacemaker. She is an instigator and antagonist.
I've read the Kevin Lehman book on Birth Order, but don't remember it mentioning twins. I lent it out to my aunt several years ago and never got it back. Oh well. At least she's enjoying it.
