Posted in Family, Gratitude, Life, Love, Memoir, Personal, Practice, Relationships, Topic Writing, Writing Practices, tagged siblings, the power of birth order, writing about birth order, youngest child on May 8, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’m trying to remember how it was. I see myself skinny on the concrete driveway, dirty knock knees, a striped t-shirt, tiny bumps for boobs. Not only the youngest, but a young youngest.
I didn’t develop until I was 17, didn’t know about Kotex or tampons, although my older sisters told me about starting periods and [...]
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Posted in Culture, Family, I Don't Remember, Life, Love, Memoir, Personal, Practice, Relationships, Topic Writing, Writing Practices, tagged firstborn child, middle child, mothers and daughters, superheroes, the power of birth order, the practice of writing, writing about birth order on May 8, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Yes, I’m a firstborn. With all the flaws, rights, privileges, and responsibilities that go with being a firstborn. “With great power comes great responsibility.” Hmmm. JFK? No, it was Peter Benjamin Parker. Spider-Man.
Maybe it should read, “With great responsibility comes great power.” Either way, there is an ethical piece, a balance between burden and privilege.
Firstborns [...]
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