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Astrology, Birth order, Chinese Zodiac, Jesse Pinkman, middle child, Nurture vs Nature, Psychology, western astrology, Yeah Science!
Like many believe in the power of western astrology or the Chinese zodiac, I am a big proponent of the birth order effect. Oh, he’s a creative but shy? Must be because he’s a middle child. She’s selfish? Must be because she’s an only child and never learned to share. She’s aggressive and bossy? Must be a first-born. (That’s me. LOL.) These are my assessments, not necessarily those of expert opinions that matter.
In the words of Jesse Pinkman “yeah, science!” I have always been more of a nurture versus nature girl myself so this is a natural inclination. Although I do believe there are cases where no matter the environment, some just turn out the way they do (good or bad) and nature rules. And I know a few exceptions to the birth order effect, of course. Any who, I find this topic fascinating and to me, it makes sense 80% of the time. Although I can’t personally account for those that come from huge families. I think this is good to keep in mind for parenting and learning to understand people’s personalities. Plus I find it interesting that half of all US presidents and 21 of 23 US astronauts were first-borns. Not that I’m biased or anything 😉
If you want to learn more, I found some good articles listed below:
