OK, so I have a sick (but getting well ok!) youngest sister now. So let me - the middle child grumble from the undivided attention from both parents given to her for these 2weeks. *roll eyes*
Lets recall when I had a bad cough this year. I had that bad cough for almost a month. I think around my almost 3rd week of coughing my lungs out like some old sick dying grandma, I can assure you I can feel my throat telling me it can no longer take it and its going to collapse soon (you know that feeling as if your throat is thinning due to 24-7 coughing) and might even cough blood out cause how hard and frequent coughs I made to make myself feel better.
Of course, I get a little bit worried since the Pei Pa Kou (a kind of chinese cough syrup) is not really working. So I told my parents. "Mummy, I feel like dying.Coughing so hard for so long already.I'm not surprise if I suddenly cough blood out". And all my mum said was "Please drink more water now.Who ask you don't drink more water before you get the cough". FYI, my shh shh was already white colour! Which means I'm drinking sufficient amount of water already! Right? I think around 1 or 2days later, my dad wanted to take me to the clinic, but I was just too busy with the assignments. (see what England do to their students! ): In the end, I just cured naturally, without any medicine. (Thank you God!)
Now, lets compare with the youngest child's situation. OK?
Lets see... She only has been coughing badly for 2weeks++. And at only her 1st week of coughing, she's already been treated like a princess. Trust me. Really like a princess. She grumbles for it, she gets it. Dad stayed whole day at home for her (I benefited from this cause then, I had transport home from college). My conversation between my parents is always "Please remember to cover the blanket up to her chest for her, or always make sure she cover blanket at night cause its cold at night. (Wahliao eh, as if I don't sleep when she's sleeping like that). Even once or twice, I got blamed for getting her getting cough. Actually, everytime she gets sick, I get blamed. Btw, she recover most of the time by spreading the germs to me okay? That's how she got better from her flu yesterday also. They went to the clinic this monday too, pretty fast eh? Yeah, the list goes on. Go figure.
Hah! Life is pretty unfair isn't it? As a middle child of course. One goes to the eldest; both for the youngest; none for the middle. You get what I mean if you are the middle child in your family. Apparently, according to my lecturer, researchers/scientist even came up with a Middle Child Syndrome. Yeuuup, only the middle child. Not eldest or youngest. Sad isn't it? I think I have it but don't worry, its not some psycho harmful characteristics in middle childs generally. One of the characteristic in middle child that have that Syndrome is Understanding! That is SO ME isn't it? hehehe. (:
And you know what they say about youngest child getting bullied and ordered around by the older siblings when they are a kid? Uh huh. I personally think this is a tradition that siblings should not break! Cause that (most of the time) compensates all the attention taken away by the youngest child. Not to mention, further compensates the awfully bias treatments or decisions from/by parents. *sulks* I think this will even get some eldest child nodding their head. Right? :D
Finally, if you actually finish reading this post, thank you. I think you get your middle child friends by now. Hence, treat them better ok? ): Also, you must be someone on semester break bored to your wits, dropping by and read this.
But then again, I wonder will I be the awfully bias parents in the future. Though I'm pretty sure I won't.
Till then,
XOXO!
Little Lee :*
PS : I very saaayang my youngest sister one okay! Eldest also! 100%! <3