Were you born to lead, listen or laugh?
By charms88
@charms88 (7538)
Philippines
April 19, 2007 3:38pm CST
You've probably noticed that siblings, despite all their share, gene pool, upbringing and values, often turn out to be wildly different. There are some who were born to be an over-achievers and perfectionists. Others are known for their leadership qualities, peacemakers or mediators, bossiness, entertainer and clown in the family.
I think I was born to be a listener and an observant, who also got a mischievious side and aren't afraid to take risks. I love to gather facts, ideas and details of each person I'm talking to.
Are you an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? Do you think there are some disadvantages of your position in the family? What do you think were you born to be and why? Do share your thoughts.
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28 responses
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I responded to this once, guess Mylot was on the fritz..lol. I am the youngest and my parents were probably rougher on me than her. I am a listener, an observer, a rebel of sorts and I don't take caca from anyone and everyone pretty much knows it.
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@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
LOL, misheleen, I did try to search this topic and it came out 0. I thought it is safe enough for me to post this one. It was after I posted it that I saw some other topics of the same nature. I guess I should use the correct keyword the next time I decide to post again. :)
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
20 Apr 07
NO, I mean I responded to your discussion once, but Mylot was having some VERY BIG PROBLEMS. SO I had to try to remember what I wrote and repost it again..lol. I had this problem with several discussions yesterday I tried to answer.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
20 Apr 07
I always thought my brother & I were fairly different, although my Mum says we are very similar.
As a teenager, & particularly in my twenties & thirties, I was considered a leader, particularly in my field of work. I was confident & outgoing.
This is less so now that I am nearing 50.
My brother was quiter than me as a child, but now he is very much a leader & outgoing. He is notas social as me though.
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@Alexandria37 (5717)
• Ireland
19 Apr 07
I think I was born to be the agony aunt in my family. Everybody pours out their troubles to me and I just listen. Sometimes it drives me nuts but I am too polite to say so. I have three older brothers, an older sister, the worse moan I have ever come across but still a great sister, and I have two younger sisters. The disadvantages of having an older sister was that all her clothes were passed down to me. By the time I wore them, they were too worn to give to my younger sisters so they got new ones. The result was, I rarely got any new clothes.
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@joey_matthews (8354)
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20 Apr 07
I'm the youngest in my family, they're disadvantages with being my parents second child because my father treats my brother somewhat more important than myself. (which does sometimes annoy me)
I was born to be me, nothing else and certainly nothing more. in fact I strongly believe we all are =)
No seriously I'm not sure but as a kid I did want to be a footballer but I won't go into that. ~Joey
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@slickcut (8141)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Oh My, i really don't know what my position in the family is...When My Moma and daddy got married,my Mom already had my sister when she married my Dad,she did not belong to my dad though,but she was only 2 years old so my dad was her daddy anyway.Then the first child that was born to both my mom and dad was my brother...When I was born ,by this time my sister was around 15 and my brother was about 9 or 10 years old..I only have a few memories of my sister when i was young because she did not live with us long,she got married young..I always remember my brother as a big brother and i loved him but he was so much older than i was that we were in a different generation...I was young,i think around 8 years old when he got married...Before he married he use to boss me around a lot hehe, and i would get so mad at him...I sorta grew up as an only child,and the only biological daughter of my dad,and he spoiled me rotten...When I was 13 or 14 my mom and Dad got a divorce...My dad and mom both got remarried and my mom had a change of life baby when i was 15 years old, my little brother...I married shortly thereafter and helped my Mom raise my little brother...she worked nights...So i really don't know what part i play,but i think i am a leader...My oldest brother and i are extreemly close,and i am also very close to my sister...She bosses me,and my oldest brother stays very close to me,if i move he moves,whtever i do he does, so i lead him and my sister leads me,if that makes sense...Now my baby brother which is not a baby anymore i feel like he is my own child,I am a mother figure to him..What a screwed up family you are probably thinking....anyway all 4 of us are close but we all have different roles we play...I know this sounds strange but thats how it is...
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@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
Oh my slickcut, I understand clearly as I read along your response. You can either be the 2nd child to your biological parents or 3rd with your step mom. I was amazed though that the four of you got along well considering the different parents you all have. You have a little brother and that may what pushed you to be a leader. I'm glad that everything works out well among your siblings. :0
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
I cannot say I was born for anything particular but I have a calling that I know now and that is to serve, I am a teacher, a counsellor, a friend, a writer, a newsletter publisher, this is what I was born to do to serve.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
20 Apr 07
Well let me think for a minute.
Times up. Of course I was born to laugh. I was also born to make others laugh. I've always been this way since I can recall. I always liked seeing others smile & laugh. It's my purpose I guess. I have 3 older siblings & 2 younger siblings so Im almost a middle child. Ive never experienced any bad things from being the jokester of my family. They all seem to love it to this day. But then again I am the best of the bunch. Hahahaha!!!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Apr 07
im the youngest and the only daughter in the family.. im not spoiled and in general i could say that im a very dubmissive individual even on friends and relatives..i just nod on every suggestions they may create or impose on me as long as i think it will not harm me in a way...
@mimatexas (1818)
• United States
20 Apr 07
We were 8 in the family, I was the second to oldest of my brothers and sisters. I have always been a shy person, so I would say I am a listener and observant of things around me. My father would always choose me to give food or distribute like nuts, soda, etc. to my siblings in equal parts. I was good at this. My mother would put me to help her in the chores of the house since I was one of the oldest. My sister was five years apart, so I would take care of her.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
19 Apr 07
This is a strange question, baby. I thought we were just born to grow old (possibly) and die. Is there another alternative I don't know of? You gotta tell me then, baby.
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
19 Apr 07
Oh shucks. Thanks for reminding. I have forgotten about my destiny.
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@mskzalameda (4023)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
maybe I am born to listen just like you bunny! Listening is a good key to knowing things. I am also a keen observant and sometimes a critic. I observe even tiny details ha ha! Sometimes that's good and sometimes bad.
I am a middle child. They say that middle born child is prone to the middle child syndrome (second child syndrome).. I don't know if that's true.. he he he! disadvantages? yeah I think many.. (now you know) My father's favorite is my youngest sibling while my mother's favorite is my big bro.. and so.. my grandma is the only one left for me he he.. I still feel loved in the arms of my grandma he he!
@mskzalameda (4023)
• Philippines
21 Apr 07
not in my case he he! but maybe some time in the future..
@kiukitsu (291)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
I think i was born a listener :)
I'm in the middle and it sucks. I'll just give you an example for you to understand it.
When i fight with my elder sister or brother, my mom will tell me that they are older than me so i have to respect them. And when i fight with my younger sister, my mom will tell me to just be patient and forgive her because she's still a kid (she's 15 now and i don't think she's still a kid)
I do ALL the house chores, it started when i was 9 or 10 years old until now. When i was 14 years old, i iron their clothes, i also do the laundry, the cooking, all of the housechores. But my mother won't let my younger sister do the chores because she said that i'm older than her and she's still young! She's already 15 years old and i was only 9 when they started letting me do the housechores. Am i supposed to serve them my whole life?! My mom is unfair, she doesn't treat us fair and equal.
That's why i really have a very very very bad attitude now. :(
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@neonblues_33 (22)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
i think i was born to be a good citizen...
for now thats what i believe
i was born to be me
i was born to be helpful
i was born to be bold
i was born to achieve something
i was born to communicate
i was born to be true
i was born to be real
i was born to go to school
i was born to help
i was born to earn
so i was born to participate in mylot!
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
20 Apr 07
Yes we have a mixture of people in our world, I think I was born to be someone to cheer up others when they are feeling down as my friends know that when they are down they will call me and I have always been there for them, when I would go away interstate they said that where we were living at the time it was like they were living in a grave yard they felt so depressed as I was not there, to cheer them up. I am also a bit mischievious side and certainly not afraid to take some risks. I am the only child in my adopted family but since I have met up with my real family I found I was the 5th child.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
20 Apr 07
i was born to be a quite but imtelligent child. I'm youngest in family. i haver 1 older brother. he is quite different from me. like is is talkative while I'm bit intovert. He is a perfectionist. I work sincerely in everything. He is not so attentive.May be all my team members say I am a good manager in making as I have leadership quality. In this respect we two are same.
@ethanmama (1745)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
I think I was born to the arbiter and the listener in the family. When people in the family quarrel, they talk to me rather than to the person they are quarreling with. I'm the eldest and only girl in the family, so I'm expected to be more responsible than my brothers.
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@SKLC_PT (1234)
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20 Apr 07
I have no clue, as you know Charms88 I'm a bit of a nervous person, I guess I tend to oscillate a bit, I can be a listener sometimes, others a talker, others a leader, other times the one that loves to joke. I guess you could say a sort of multiple personality but not in a crazy or bad way, I just react different to different surroundings, mood, people and so on. I tend to be real shy when alone and real electric when with people I'm comfortable with.
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@lovesfreedom (1245)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I am the 6th of seven chilren. I do not see any disadvantages to my postion, it is what it is. My parents raised us to be our own person. Laughter is a huge part of my family, it didn't coat anything and being poor, we could afford gigantic amounts.
I am a good listener, usually observant, but also a prankster. My friends say I am a natural leader, so I guess I have all 3 qualities you have listed.
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@crackhead (1826)
• India
20 Apr 07
I guess i am born to Listen and lead. Right from my childhood i am a very keen listener and observer of things at the same time i am good at leading a team and i am not gifted though with that leadership qualities.
I am the elder in my family, i have all kinds of advantages and i don't thing the disadvantages of being the elder isn't much. I have few more responsibilities which my younger brother do share with me. He is very supportive and we are just two.
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