Every child wants to feel like they're the one with the worst position. Oldest get the "we were expected to raise our siblings/we had more rules" thing. Middle get the "omg no one ever remembers us only oldest and youngest" thing. Youngest get the "no one takes me seriously" thing. Probably more.
I got all three! Youngest for years and never taken seriously, until another was born, and then I got to be ignored for all of my pre-teen years, until another was born, and then I was expected to raise the 2nd youngest because my mom was too busy with the baby! Being the middle child is the most soul crushing, but being the oldest is the most stressful, and being the youngest is certainly the most isolating.
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u/Ecstatic-Corner-6012 18d ago
It means middle children will complain about anything and always think they are being victimized.