The Negatives and Positives of Being the Youngest


I was born on August 20th, 1996 three years younger than my sister Aubriegh, five years younger than my brother Zach, and 6 years younger than my oldest brother Aaron. There are many struggles to being the youngest sibling but also many advantages here are some reasons.

The first struggle is always being smaller than them for example if you are going to Adventure Land or Arnold’s Park you can’t ride any of the fun rides like the Dragon at Adventure Land you just get to sit there with your parents and watch them have a great time while your bored out of your mind.

Another Struggle is that you get hand me downs which everyone knows aren’t always in the greatest condition. They usually have some stains or tiny holes in them so I mostly didn’t wear them I just wore the clothes I got for Christmas or my birthday, but a positive is when they get older and have a little bit more money they give you clothes that pretty much have only been worn once or twice that they didn’t like so they decided to give them to me which I usually like them.

One more Positive is get to do stuff that your older siblings didn’t get to do when they were younger because by then your parents know whats going on. For example I got to go the YMCA or now known as the REC when I was 10 because you could start going without a parent in third grade, but my parents didn’t allow Zach or Aaron to go alone until they were in fifth grade. Also, I got to go to many camps this summer that most of my siblings didn’t get to attend. For instance, I went to Winona State XC camp which is in Winona Minnesota, and I went to a Young Life camp which was one of the best experiences of my life that was also in Minnesota but more north at Detroit Lakes Minnesota. So because I got to attend these camps my brothers and sister always say that I’m spoiled but thats not true because they are also spoiled in their own ways.

The final disadvantage of being the youngest is being the last in the house I mean it’s fun for a while but when you need help with something and you don't want to go to your parents there is really nothing you can do but call them, but that isn’t the same as actually talking to them face to face. Your brothers and sisters can always help with stuff and tell what to and not to do they will always lead you in the right direction even if you get in fights with them over who your parents favorite is or what you get to do that they didn’t get to do.

So in the end there is always advantages and disadvantages of being the youngest sibling but, your siblings are your family and you will love them forever.