I see some first-borns here speaking up about how their younger sibling seems to have been given more attention. Now, I don't know your personal family life, so please, don't think I'll be lecturing you, I'm just going to offer you a different outlook that might (or might not) help you out. 1.) The thing is that very likely you were given a similar amount of attention, it's just that you were too young to remember or even notice. It's always easier to see things in 3rd person. 2.) It's very human for new parents to be extra careful with their first born, because they're still learning. With the next children they get more relaxed because now they have some knowledge and experience, and this is what these comics are all about.

That's why I've always thought having 1+ kids is a bad idea. I suffered exactly the same problem, even though I was the firstborn in the family. I just felt as though I was treated unfairly. Always having to clean up after my sister and yeah, it was always my fault, even if it was obvious she was the one who messed everything up. Fortunately, at some point my mom bought a couple of books on children psychology and soon all was fine and my relationship with my parents was greatly improved. And, no, it wasn't just the fact that I grew older and already had more brains in my head.

I did not do most of the things for my child (I have only one) and I find this too exaggerated. And I would not allow myself to treat my children unequally (don't give me that "Wait until you have second child"). My mother treated me and my sis the same and I don't see why I shouldn't do the same.

yep, you think your 1st child is soo fragile, turns out not so much and you probably didn't need to worry THAT much, so 2nd child gets benefit of the doubt.

I think a lot of this is so true, but some of how the kids are treated has to do with whether the parents were first borns or later. My mom was a second child and my dad was a youngest. The day my younger sister was born, she became the princess who could do no wrong. What she wanted was law, what she said was always true. They were so focused on making sure she didn't get the short end of the stick that they forgot it could go the other way. Now as a parent, I often find myself relating more to my oldest, and I have to be careful because I don't want them to be treated unequally.

first one is not true for me...lol i have gained 58 pounds with my first pregnancy lmao...food is life

Poor 2nd born does not realise things gets worse for them once no.3 comes around.

Is this why my sister still acts like the queen of the house and im often ignored

I'm the second child and seeing this makes me think of what my mom does/did. I feel kinda sad about this now

I had 2 first children: twins. This means everything you saw in the cartoons times 2.

I am a second born and none of these are real in my case... We both were equally important, treated the same etc. This has to be a huge exaggeration...

That father in these comics looks like “nico bellic” from the game “grand theft auto IV”

hahahaha, imagine the third one !!!! ( fell's to the groud crying )

I surely am the first child, I know how it feels