As far as family dynamics go, the middle child is in a precarious position that vacillates between being forgotten to being the scapegoat. You weren’t the responsible, brainy oldest child, nor were you the adorable, baby-faced youngest sibling. You were just sort of … there. Being the middle child, especially in the 1970s, was complicated. It is no wonder that your middle-child experience has left a lasting impact on you. In fact, you can trace many of your quirks and weird personality traits to your middle-child status. How many of these 23 characteristics of typical middlings do you possess?
#1: You Apologize for Things That Weren’t Your Fault
Being the middle child often meant being the sibling peacekeeper. It was a self-preservation tactic, really. You knew that you’d get blamed when something bad happened, so you got in the habit of apologizing … even when you did nothing wrong. It was just easier that way.
