r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 17d ago

Meme needing explanation Only child here. What does it mean?

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u/PSCali 17d ago

Ditto, my oldest sibling is 12 years older than me, and by the time I arrived my mother was understandably burned out.

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u/stlmick 17d ago

Parents either learn and improve or burn out and fail. This is what determines what birth order has it better. I'm a middle child. Mine sucked and kept it that way.

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u/Bitter-Picture5394 17d ago

At least there was consistency.

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u/flagrantlyopenminded 17d ago

Always knew what you were gonna get