MelAR05 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Poll coming! I am curious as to whether birth order has any impact on your choice to homeschool. For example, are middleborns more likely to homeschool? Or does it even matter? I myself am a firstborn. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm neither the eldest, nor the youngest, so I voted middle. I'm from a large family, though, and am an older-middle kid - closer in age to the eldest than I am to our middle third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon H in IL Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm the only girl in the middle of two boys. Everyone always thought I was the oldest when we were kids. According to Kevin Leman's theory, that makes me a firstborn female. So in many ways I function in the family as a firstborn: responsible, nagger/leader, achiever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I was the oldest in my family household growing up, but in reality, DNA-wise, I am an only child, if that makes sense at all :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am the youngest of my father's kids, the third of my mother's. She had my half sister when I was 15 years old. So I voted other. I lived most of my life as the youngest, and my uncles started having kids late, so all the other cousins are around 15 years younger than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 The middle. A brother in front, 4 years older, and a sister in back who is 13 years younger. Dh is the youngest...his sister is 6 years older than he and his brother is 5 years older. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm the "baby" of four :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 DH and I are both babies. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Dh and I are both first borns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Interesting. I am first born. I wonder if more first borns homeschool, or they are more likely to answer polls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 DH and I are both babies. :) :D This is us, too. Dh fits the standard description better than I do, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I voted middle but I'm also youngest female so I'm in many ways a youngest also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am oldest child, and on both sides of the family the oldest grandchild. I used to pretend that I had a long lost older sibling somewhere because I was so tired of being the oldest and the first to do everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm a last of three, DH is First of three. DH's family is all PS and we are the only with children right now (but I would bet the other 2 will NOT homeschool) My Brother(firstborn) was entirely PS'd as was his wife(also firstborn of three) and they homeschool their three. My sister (middleborn and PS'd through 11th grade and homeschooled for the last year.. btw.. do not ever do that to a child who has been through so many years with the same kids and then not allowed to do senior year and graduate with them.) She does NOT homeschool her 2. Hope this helps with your research!! It has been so interesting to read the responses so far.. Lori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) I'm a firstborn, but functionally an only as my sister is 9 years younger. DH is a firstborn too. Edited July 3, 2011 by Mommy22alyns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am a second born of a firstborn set of twins...so kind of a mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Very interesting that there's more first borns. I'm a first born, as well as DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am a middle child and voted that way. However, there are 8 and 12 years between me and my older siblings. 15 months between me and younger. So, I have many oldest sibling characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm an only, my husband is an oldest (of 3). We are the only ones who have children, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm third of six. Dh is first of four. I'm not sure our birth order has anything to do with why we homeschool. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm #7 of 7. Dh is the youngest of two on his mother's side and the oldest of two on his father's side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm the only girl in the middle of two boys. Everyone always thought I was the oldest when we were kids. According to Kevin Leman's theory, that makes me a firstborn female. So in many ways I function in the family as a firstborn: responsible, nagger/leader, achiever. Sounds a bit like my only dd. The nagger/leader part anyway. :tongue_smilie: I am the youngest in my family. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I was the oldest in my family household growing up, but in reality, DNA-wise, I am an only child, if that makes sense at all :) I don't think the DNA thing has anything to do with it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Oldest of two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm the oldest of four. Personality wise? It goes like this for us: oldest, middle, youngest, only. My dh is technically the youngest, but his sister is 9 years older than him and moved in with their dad when she was 13. So, he has an only child personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am the only child my parents had, the oldest of five kids (blended family) and the oldest of two (my Dad had a son by my stepmother). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathenMom Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 i'm the eldest of 1 brother 3 half-sisters 1 half-brother 1 step-sister so that's the eldest of 6 (all but my real brother are my kid's age and younger. it's so strange.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am my fathers only, my mothers bio baby but she married and adopted two more when I was almost grown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I wonder what this poll says? Are oldest children more likely to homeschool? More likely to be attracted to TWTM? More likely to answer polls? More likely to post on this particular board? I *know* we have a disproportionate number female "NT" personality types than the general population. I wonder if that goes hand in hand with the large number of oldest children here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Dh and I are both first borns. Same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm #2 of 2, but there is a large age gap - 13 years - between me and #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I am the oldest of 6, but we were raised as two sets of 3 (my mom had 2 with my dad, then remarried and had one with my stepdad; dad remarried and had 3 more). All girls, and we were born over a thirteen year span. Dh is the oldest of 3, all three born in a 22 month span. Even though we are both firstborns, we find that it was a very different experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I picked other. My mother's eldest, but when she married my Dad, he had a son that's a year older than I. I have younger brothers as well, only girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 These statistics are holding out pretty close to an earlier poll in 2008: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41507&highlight=Poll We've had a lot of new folks join us since the first poll and it's interesting to see similar results three years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I'm 2nd to last out of 6. There is a large gap between my older siblings and myself, so in some ways, I am like an oldest and some ways (Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!) I am like a middle child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm second, but I have a lot of firstborn traits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 These poll results are just cracking me up! We firstborns just need a lot of people to boss around, I guess. If we sent them to school, we couldn't tell them what to do all day. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaBlue Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the firstborn of three, DH is the last of three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 These poll results are just cracking me up! We firstborns just need a lot of people to boss around, I guess. If we sent them to school, we couldn't tell them what to do all day. ;) And we have high standards. And we'd have to be the room mom. And we'd have to have regular conferences with the teacher. And we wouldn't approve of the reading list. And, and, and... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 And we have high standards. And we'd have to be the room mom. And we'd have to have regular conferences with the teacher. And we wouldn't approve of the reading list. And, and, and... SO TRUE! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) It might help some to have a definition of birth order. Dr. Kevin Lehman, who wrote the Birth Order Book, says that a first born is...the first born. :D But it there are two children in a family, a boy and a girl, both are first-borns, because one is the first-born boy, the other is the first-born girl. So if there were a boy, then a girl, then another girl, the first girl is a first-born, not a middle child. See? If there are four or five years between siblings, the next younger dc counts as a first born, even if that dc is the same gender as the older dc. It's pretty clear what the baby of the family is...unless there is a 4- or 5-year difference between the baby and the next oldest child, in which case...he's a first born. Clear as mud? :D In large families, birth order is repeated all over the place, lol. Mr. Ellie is younger of two sons, but he is a first born because his brother is five years older. I have three younger brothers; two of them count as first borns, because the oldest is five years younger than I, and the baby is at least 10 years younger than the second brother. Edited July 3, 2011 by Ellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Dh and I are both firstborns and it shows! We both try to boss each other around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in AL Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Another firstborn here. Dh is first, too. This is an interesting poll. Somehow I missed the one from a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I voted other because I am the first born of my mother, but the third born of my father. I have 3 younger sisters, and the middle of those homeschools her kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I wasn't sure how to vote. I'm 3rd of 4. However, there's a 9 year gap between me and #2, so I've heard I'm kind of the oldest as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the youngest of three, but my sisters are 9 and 12 years older than me, so according to Ms. Ellie's post I am a firstborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punks in Ontario Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Third and youngest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 These statistics are holding out pretty close to an earlier poll in 2008:http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41507&highlight=Poll We've had a lot of new folks join us since the first poll and it's interesting to see similar results three years later. Interesting. Lots of firsts and lasts in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm firstborn but not the oldest because my sister who is 1 year older than me joined our family when I was 12 and she was 13. We were in the same grade, never in the same social circles though. But I put firstborn on the poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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