My brother, the oldest, is the Golden Child. As the first-born he is the “special” one. In the eyes of my parents, Golden Boy can do no wrong and typically does not. Justin is a perfectionist. In school he excelled in absolutely everything he attempted. Academically he was gifted, athletically he was inclined and extracurricularly he was involved. As the oldest he set an example and, unfortunately for my sister and I, he positioned the bar incredibly high. Before Amber and I were born, Justin was the sole recipient of all of our parent’s loving adoration and attention. He was made to feel that he could accomplis

My sister, the middle sibling, is the Wild One. Amber has no distinction like Justin, the first-born, or myself, the baby. She is the average child - destined to lie in limbo between the two extremes. Due to her position, she spent her entire adolescence acting out in order to get attention. Now she has resorted to tattoos, piercings, hair dye, strange clothes, and unusual jobs to gain my parents attention and stand out from Justin and me. Academically, Amber did excel. However, she always found ways to inject her very strange and humorous personality into her schoolwork. For example, she wrote a college essay on the Popular Culture impact of the Mullet (the haircut). According to Dr. Grose, second-born children often adopt behaviors and characteristics that are the exact opposite of the first-born. The second-borns are often the black sheep of their families choosing to make their mark in unconventional ways. As far as my family goes, Dr. Grose has hit the hammer on the head when it comes to my sister. Amber became the wild one not out of spite, but out of necessity for attention.

The youngest child is, at least in my opinion, the Princess. I am the youngest in our family and I live up to my title quite well. Justin and Amber harbor a great deal of resentment toward me in that I always seem to get exactly what I want. I know how to use my sibling’s exploits as tools to coax my parents into seeing things my way. Much like Justin, Mom and Dad do not seem to think I can’t do much wrong. I am the last child living at home, which tends to mean that I get all of the attention. In a way being the baby is almos

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