Personal Narrative: Being The Oldest Child

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Being the oldest child comes with negative and positive responsibilities. Being the oldest child means that I was also the "test" child. My parents were overprotective with me and always had to bud into all of my business. They always have to know what I am up to and where I am going. While on the other hand, with my two younger siblings, they basically let them do whatever they want. They go to sleep past 11 most nights, whereas when I was their age I had a set bedtime. They have social media accounts, whereas when I was little I had to use a special kids browser just to use the Internet. These are only two examples showing how I was treated differently since I was the oldest child. And with always being overprotected, I was not shown the …show more content…
He stole $200, spent it and did not tell her because he thought she was a good girl and good girls do not do things like that. Then she responded to him on page 124 saying she wanted to “Ah laks fun just as good as you do.” She wanted to take part in the stealing or unlawful activity next time because she did not want to be seen as a goodie good. I know exactly how she feels. This is an additional example of overprotective parents even if it may not seem like it. Janie and I were both raised in a way where our personality comes off as sweet and innocent even if it may not be that way. Everyone thinks of me as that “good girl”. The one who will never ever think of doing anything unacceptable, wrong, or “bad”. I feel a constant pressure to be a “good girl” because that is how everyone views me. And any time I make a tiny mistake that a “good girl” should not make, I am criticised for by everyone. Everyone sees me as a goodie two shoes and I have no way to change that. That is the way I was raised and that is how I will always be seen. My parents will always be the most overprotective with me since I am the oldest child, and as I said before, I have no way to change