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I seem to remember reading somewhere that TG people tend to be the oldest child in their family and with many of my friends, this seems to be true.  I'm just wondering how that theory holds up here at Susan's.
Obviously if you are an only child, check oldest.

And yes, I'm the oldest in my family.

Bev

Yep, oldest.

I have two sisters.

BTW, wasn't there an article that said that the youngest children in a family, especially males, were at a greater probability of being gay?

Like in Goldilocks, being in the middle appears to be 'just right'.

Karen

(addendum)

OhMaiGawd, Bev, You're right!  With three votes in, one hundred percent of the respondents are the oldest children!  ;D >:D ;D >:D ;D >:D

(Just playin' around  ;) )

Karen

Four votes. Still 100 percent! [hums the theme from the twilight zone]

Dennis

Quote from: BeverlyAnn on February 24, 2007, 10:50:33 AM
I seem to remember reading somewhere that TG people tend to be the oldest child in their family and with many of my friends, this seems to be true.  I'm just wondering how that theory holds up here at Susan's.

My apologies, lol... youngest here of two ;)

Kate

I am an only Child...

Can we change the poll or do I vote oldest?

Buffy

Vote oldest Buffy.

Oldest.

Perhaps the lack of gender modeling with siblings encourages it.

Why is it that EVERY time there's a "you're probably TS if...." condition, I NEVER fit???

Or TV, CD, human, alien, hetero, gay, whathaveyou...

Pout.

Come on... somebody...? that one vote just looks so sad and pathetic up there, lol...

Kate

i'm the youngest

I'm the eldest, and I have three youger brothers, which makes sense since I'm the eldest. :)

Steph

I'm the oldest. I have 1 younger sister who is seventeen going on five. ::)

Older sister......however, oldest boy of three.

Qwen

Quote from: Kate on February 24, 2007, 12:35:57 PM
Why is it that EVERY time there's a "you're probably TS if...." condition, I NEVER fit???

Or TV, CD, human, alien, hetero, gay, whathaveyou...

Pout.

It's because you're special.   :-*  Actually Kate, the article said it was a tendency, not an hard fact.

Bev

Quote from: Kate on February 24, 2007, 12:35:57 PM
Why is it that EVERY time there's a "you're probably TS if...." condition, I NEVER fit???

Or TV, CD, human, alien, hetero, gay, whathaveyou...

Pout.

Come on... somebody...? that one vote just looks so sad and pathetic up there, lol...

Kate

Aww Kate, Don't worry so much.

I am the yougest of two siblings.

See  plenty of mixture in here.

Alice

One older sister and one younger brother.

No wonder it took me so long to figure myself out! ;D

Smiles & hugs
helen

Quote from: BeverlyAnn on February 24, 2007, 11:48:34 AM
Vote oldest Buffy.

Not that it matters, but in my opinion there is a VERY LARGE rift between 'only child' and 'oldest child', as such I am afraid I must abstain.

Quote from: Kimberly on February 24, 2007, 10:16:49 PM
Not that it matters, but in my opinion there is a VERY LARGE rift between 'only child' and 'oldest child', as such I am afraid I must abstain.

Kimberly, certainly we respect that and I agree with you as my son is an only child (not TG that I know of). But the theory is that the is that TG people tend to be the first born which an only child certainly is.  I merely phrased it as oldest child.

Bev

Me and my sister were born on the same day, but I'm a few minutes older so I chose oldest.

Melissa

i found two articles that deal with this topic.

http://www.symposion.com/ijt/walinder/study22.htm


http://www.psy-journal.com/article/PIIS0165178105001551/abstract

I am the oldest, with one younger sister, who I have become a lot closer too since beginning my transition

I am the eldest and still the oldest ;)

Cindi

Sorry but im the middle of 3 boys born in my family.

Guess I dont fit the bill.

I grew up in an overprotective environment. In other words, I'm the youngest. ;]

Youngest. One brother older by twelve years.

Well right now with 25 people voting, we are running about 50/50.  And although for research purposes, that's much to small a group to be statistically accurate, it does seem to shoot down the theory that I read.  I'll leave the poll open a while just so we can see what happens.

Bev

Quote from: Lucy on February 26, 2007, 06:57:15 AM
Sorry but im the middle of 3 boys born in my family.

Guess I dont fit the bill.

Exactly my situation.  One older and one younger brother.

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I am the eldest amongst my siblings and last time I checked, I was still the oldest. ;)

Cindi

I'm the oldest of three

zythyra

Quote from: Cindi Jones on February 27, 2007, 01:11:51 AM
I am the eldest amongst my siblings and last time I checked, I was still the oldest. ;)

Yeah, I get it.  People are using "oldest" in the wrong context where "eldest" would be the appropriate word.

Melissa

Firstborn.  First of four.

Quote from: BeverlyAnn on February 24, 2007, 10:50:33 AM
I seem to remember reading somewhere that TG people tend to be the oldest child in their family and with many of my friends, this seems to be true.  I'm just wondering how that theory holds up here at Susan's.
Obviously if you are an only child, check oldest.

And yes, I'm the oldest in my family.

Bev

#1

firstborn son with 2 sisters

I was the first child born to my parents, and unless something has changed lately, my little sister is still not as old as I am.

My Mom had 4 miscarriages before I managed to make it, so I could have been a middle child.   :angel:

....Laurry

How interesting. I hadn't known about this. Sure enough, I'm the oldest of 5.

For me, being the oldest was always tied to being different, a misfit, the weird one, the black sheep--I've always lived an offbeat existence, knowing that something undefined was really different about me... In fact, now that I've realized just what is the source of my difference from others, I might have hope of living as a normal woman for a change, instead of an abnormal man. The allure of becoming absorbed into conventional womanhood is very strong. I'm tired of always being the freak.

I'm the youngest of 6. But it's an interesting situation. Me and my closest brother (in age) have the same mom and dad, my two older sisters have the same mom but a different dad, and my other two older brothers have the same dad and different mom. Hmmmm....does that skew the statistics :P

Sarah

I'm the oldest, but I'm only older than my sister by about 5 minutes, so it doesn't really count. Her being born a girl was always a cause of jealousy for me though as I got older. Just wish I wasn't so mean to her in the past because of it.


~Marciel

Eldest of 6.  Age range from 20 to 5.

I'm da youngest :laugh:

im the youngest, middle, oldest and only child
(yes its complicated =\ )

I'm the oldest.

(And it must be my computer because all I see are two options for "youngest" and one for "middle". ???)

I'm the youngest -- I have two older sisters.

...Though I'm reluctant to answer the poll, considering I see two "I'm the youngest" options. (Same problem Lynn Gabriel mentioned...)

I'm the middle child, but I'm the most accomplished and highly regarded child in my family. This is not an opinion. This is the middle child in me telling you that it's a fact (aren't we brats?).

I'm the older of two. It's interesting, and kinda funny, because people sometimes have a hard time believing that my brother and I are related. We're quite different, even physically quite dissimilar, but we get along pretty well. I think I'm the only one in the family to ever have a graduate degree, though a great aunt married a doctor.

Oldest of 6

Middle child between two sisters.

I wonder how many twins transition together?

Cindy

I'm an only child (growing up) although I have a few half-siblings but never grew up with them.

And why are there two youngest on the poll?

I'm the youngest and I have one older brother. I assumed the first "youngest" option was the correct one so I voted that.

I am the oldest of five. I have one full sister, one half sister through my mother, one half sister through my father, and one half brother through my father. I also have three step siblings and only one of them is older than me.

I am in the middle of two brothers ... our poll seems to contradict it's point -- the youngest is winning by a long shot

I'm the oldest but there are 2 youngest options???? I'm confused

I'm the oldest child in my family.

I'm the youngest in my family :P

Youngest, but my brothers never lived with me, so technically, only child. >.<

Yep. Only child.

I've got two older brothers.  Gah!  Plus one little sister.  Basically, I'm a middle child.

Well technically the youngest are winning, but they seem to have an advantage. Is there any of the Bush family constructing this poll?

Cindy

I'm the middle one.

Annette

I'm the youngest