Main idea
In my opinion, the oldest kids seem to have the most difficult lives for several reasons.
Supporting idea
Usually parents have high expectation of the first child being more responsible than his or her younger siblings. This anticipation can be a burden to the oldest child and may result in the child having a lot of stress on how he or she acts.
Having the concept of parental role, the oldest kids tend to suppress themselves or be too strict on themselves. There are often many cases of the oldest children yielding snacks or toys to their younger siblings. Also, the oldest kids try to be a role model for their younger siblings because they think they have to act like their parents.
The oldest kids always have to lead and take care of their younger siblings. This issue is not limited during childhood but continues when all children become adults. The first kids are the people who most involve in family matters. They decide which way to solve the problems and younger siblings usually just follow what the oldest says.
Judging by what you wrote, I guess you are the eldest child in your family and you were taught to be responsible and be the one who shares. I think you had a clear idea about why you thought that the oldest child has more difficulties. Can you please give more specific examples? I would like to know how it was like for you as well.
ReplyDelete-Park So Yeon, Summer Session 2017
I agree with your opinion, a first child having more responsibilty than his siblings. And your supporting ideas are clear and logical. I think you migt improve your supporting ideas, if you add why younger children have better life than the first.
ReplyDeleteSeong Ji Lee, Summer Session
I agree with your idea that the oldest kids in a family suffers the most by feeling the necessity to yield toys, snacks, sometimes a chance to work on computer. They truly live the most difficult life. However, i do not agree that they lead and take care of their younger siblings even when they grow up. As a grown-up, in the cases of my acquaintances, all siblings treat each other equal and fair, out of the old hierarchical system even though they respect each other and their birth order. How do you think?
ReplyDeleteKim, Jusung / 2017 Summer Prose & Paragraph