

And eventually I wonder instead, is it the others who really missed out? I am a different person now, perhaps a better person, I am SURE a better parent and an easier person to live with. In some ways Jenna had more of my mistakes and fears and disasterous ideas foist upon her small self.







I love your take on what she's missing or not missing! You always make me see things in a different way and I love it. Her cardigan is to die for, you are so talented!
ReplyDeleteI think I could have written this (though not so ebautifully, obviously ;) ) - I feel precisely that actually that one-on-one intense attention the first gets is not *necessarily* ideal, and any lack of attention #3 gets is more than compensated by having two lovely big sisters to dance attendance. I am actually feeling (this week) like the middle one might be in the worst place
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, because due to that intense first-baby attention I kind of feel Jenna has missed out on the most! That and not having someone just that little bit older to follow after and aspire to joining in things.
ReplyDeleteI know my brother hated being the middle one though - and always felt like he didn't get the best of anything. He turned out wonderfully though, so it must have had compensations. ;)
I have exactly the same feeling about my youngest girl (we have four girls :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to spend some one to one time with her. But at the same time I know that she is lucky to experience the warmth and fun of having many siblings.