Like a lot of Middle Children, I suffer from Middle Child Syndrome. MCS is a condition so powerful, it can cause damage that lasts a lifetime. Yet even though it affects millions of people, it has been virtually ignored by research. There are no fancy telethons for MCS. And the worst part is, there is no cure. No one knows exactly who “discovered” MCS, but one thing’s for sure. Of all the injustices suffered by Middle Children, it has done the most damage. Here’s why…
MCS is often defined as: “When a Middle Child, typically in a family of three kids who are close in age, feels left out or neglected.” Of course there’s no denying that many Middle Children share a common set of characteristics. But so do first and last-borns. How come theirs didn’t get an umbrella name? Not only did our behaviors get a name, they made it sound like a disease! You know what the definition of syndrome is? "A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality! MCS = something is wrong with you.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
TV’s Greatest Middle Children
Malcom (NOT REALLY) in the Middle |
"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" The immortal words of Jan Brady. |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Middle Child Conspiracy: a closer look
A Smack Dab inestigative report reveals the truth about Middle Child Presidents! |
As happy as I was to learn that 52% of all U.S. Presidents were actually Middle Children and not firstborns, (See "The Middle Child Conspiracy"), the Middle Child in me suspected it was too good to be true. So in the spirit of this year’s Presidential elections, I did a little fact checking. It turns out that just like in real life, both sides are playing it fast and loose with the facts. Granted, it’s a little hard to label some Presidents in one category or the other. For example, George Washington’s father had four children with his first wife before the 1st President was born. Washington was the first of six children from his father’s second marriage. So does he count as the first born or the fifth born? FDR was the only child from his father’s second marriage, but had an older half-brother from his father’s first marriage. So is he the oldest or the youngest? And if we consider him an only child, does he count as both the oldest and youngest?
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Middle Child Conspiracy
Monday, October 22, 2012
Guess the Middle Child...
One of these celebrities is a Middle Child. The other two have no excuse!
Post your answer in the comments section.
"Everyone's Least Favorite Wine"
Help me come up with other tag lines for this. So far, I've got:
- "The Wine Everyone Loves to Hate";
- "America's Most Overlooked Wine";
- "The Wine for those who like to Whine";
and my personal favorite...
- "This wine is not as good as your sisters. It tastes like crap. Why can't you do anything right!?!"
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