Yes, I often wished that my parents had stopped with two (or at most three) rather than plodding forth with FIVE. After the third one, it was obvious that everyone had more or less lost interest, and, in my opinion, the last two siblings really got screwed (not nearly enough attention). In a family of 5, I'm the oldest, and have a younger sister who's about a year and half younger. Then there's a gap of about six years, another brother, another year, a brother, and then about three more years before another one. I don't want to speak ill of my parents, but this seems like poor planning to me. Really, if they'd stopped with the third, we'd have all been better off in terms of both attention and money.
It's really a testament to my own sheer stubborness that I was able to get through college. I had zero financial support from home.
Yes, I often wished that my parents had stopped with two (or at most three) rather than plodding forth with FIVE. After the third one, it was obvious that everyone had more or less lost interest, and, in my opinion, the last two siblings really got screwed (not nearly enough attention). In a family of 5, I'm the oldest, and have a younger sister who's about a year and half younger. Then there's a gap of about six years, another brother, another year, a brother, and then about three more years before another one. I don't want to speak ill of my parents, but this seems like poor planning to me. Really, if they'd stopped with the third, we'd have all been better off in terms of both attention and money.
It's really a testament to my own sheer stubborness that I was able to get through college. I had zero financial support from home.
Matt Barton, Managing Editor
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Email: matt@armchairarcade.com