Only Me!

Reading Frank Sulloway’s “Birth Order and Sibling Competition” was very interesting and gave me a new out look on families. As an only child, I never had the sibling fights that all of my friends would have. I always wondered why they could not just get along, but now I see how the timing of their birth changes everything. Your entire life can be affected based upon when you were born. I believe I get the best of every world being an only child. There were many things that I never realized until reading this piece. I now notice the personalities of some of my friends and compare it to their birth order. For the most part Sulloway’s findings match up perfectly. When you think about it, the ideas that he points out make perfect sense, and give a new perspective on people. After reading his paper, I feel luckier than ever to be an only child. I don’t have to put up with appeasing my older siblings; also I don’t have anyone to boss around, which can sometimes be a let down. All in all Sulloway provided me with an intriguing topic, which really captured my attention, and taught me something new and exciting.