I am an older sibling and yet find these strange. We got all the new stuff, our parents had more time, our parents had less experience parenting and would rather fall for our tricks. Thus: you could equally argue why it sucks to be the younger one. Unfortunately, many of the entries here are not about older or younger sibling but about bad parenting. Sorry for spoiling the fun.

Both my elder sisters got a particular present at age 13 so I was so sure I would too... nope. Was so disappointed. Never said anything though. My younger sister routinely got away with breaking every rule set. Even when given a curfew she'd obey it for one day and then start coming home late again. My parents were as soft as butter with her. She then proceeded to go off the rails, take drugs (injecting and stuff - she didn't muck about) get drunk and sleep with practically anyone - might have happened anyway but it is a shame that they didn't try much with her as she's the one that appeared to need it the most. Also gave them an excuse to continue to be tough on me 'aw, but she needs help'.

All first born are experiments :) I'm an only child.

I had to stop reading around 8 entries in it was just pissing me off so much. I experienced this and it sucked so bad and was so unfair and hurt so much. Even though I'm nearing 40 now, memories of those times and of being unfairly treated or targeted for things as the oldest really gets to me. Its not funny, it's dysfunctional (okay not all the time but in my case...yes).

It’s so much worse when you’re an older brother to a younger sister - because yay sexism - and you also happen to have ADHD and bad grades, while said sister can say LITERALLY ANYTHING about you and your parents would believe it, because she’s “trustworthy,” and throw out your point of view because they “just don’t know what to believe anymore”

This should get more upvotes!!

Started reading this list, but had to stop about a third of the way through because it was far too triggering. :(

As the youngest I had the opposite. My siblings are 13 and 16 years older than me. I was denied a lot of things because "your sister did this and your brother did that when they had that" so I basically paid for their mistakes even though I have always been the more responsible and mature sibling... so much so that my dad has made me executor of his will when he passes.

I'm a little sister (big sis is 6 years older than me) and I totally got spoiled compared to her! She got her 1st tat at 22, while living in NYC (we grew up in RI), and showed the family on a visit home one weekend. Dad flipped out and grounded her - she said "Fine," got in her car and drove back to her home in NYC. I had 3 tats before I was 22, and Dad found out when a cousin ratted me out at Thanksgiving dinner that year. He just looked at me, shook his head, and rolled his eyes, but never said a word. BUT, now that we are both in our 40's, our roles have reversed. I'm more the big sister bc I check in on her, make sure she's getting enough sleep and isn't running herself into the group between work, teaching at the college, getting her PhD, and volunteer work. I remind her of family events and obligations and I'm now the protective sister.

Read through about half the entries before I gave up out of disgust.

Now let's do one about how mothers treat their daughters differently than they do their sons. I am the youngest, but my brother got so much more than I did. More material things, more time, more attention, lighter sentences for acting out. It was ridiculous. We are in our 40's now and it is still the same way.

When my mom found me vaping she took my phone for a year and put me in therapy thinking I’m going crazy. When my brothers were found smoking at about my age (14) he joined them thinking he was in the “cool kids” group ;-;

I am a younger sibling and even though I still argue with my sister when my parents treat her unfairly I ask them to stop and usually get shouted at

My YOUNGER sister actually got her phone a month before me because her birthday is a month before mine, because when my mom announced I'd be getting a phone for my birthday my sister threw a tantrum.

I was reading these aloud (muttering, not loudly) and my dad comes in and asks if I'm talking to anyone online and what I'm doing and he wants to see and did I study (he knows the semester is over) and grills me on if I have a secret life online. I have to friend my mom on all social media, too.

My parents couldn't help my sister and I pay for college because they had to save their money for our younger siblings, but we couldn't get any help because by the time we went to college they were making a comfortable six figures each and that's not going to get you any help. My brother and sister got out of college debt free and with brand new cars because they graduated college.

#6: family plans are cheaper.

My mom took away my phone and grounded me for two summers because i was looking up stuff about the LGBT+ community

every single one of these is absolutely infuriating. my brain hurts because these people are SO EFFING STUPID.

Even though I'm a younger sibling I feel like I really want to join this union. Equal rights for all siblings!

This list has made me so sad for these families. Reading between the lines, these are later generations to mine, even the parents, I think. My Mom was born to a woman who always wanted to be the centre of attention, so never encouraged love between her children. So when my parents, who were both over 30, got married, Mum said her children would not have the same life as she had. I was the firstborn, my sister came 3 years later. Mum said that with the new baby there, she would need help, and I was roped in to help look after Wee One. To this tiny scrap she said, Big Sister came First, Big Sister knows Best, so you must listen to Big Sister. And Wee One adored me. We were encouraged to do things for each other, I'd hang her dressing-gown on the hook where she couldn't reach, she'd put my slippers away. To this day, (I'm 77, she's 74) we do things for each other. I'm in a retirement community, housebound, she does shopping for me, while I'm digitising her many photographic slides.

I'm an older sibling too, I feel all of this so hard. my parents monitor my every move online an say that im not responsible to have a tv in my room. my sister gets a tv plus they dont watch her NEARLY as much. although my parents are more chill about dating with me than my sister (which is kinda sexist and by extension transphobic)

When I told my parents I am bisexual, when I was approx 14-15, it turned into a huge thing. It was unnatural, gross, "just a phase" yada yada. I was even in love with a female friend at that time, who liked me back, and I wasn't allowed to invite her home since my parents were worried we would make out in the kitchen and other "nasty and unnatural stuff". I had approx 8 years of anxiety and feelings of unworthiness because of these things until I told myself that this is who I am and that's ok. When my younger sister told about her sexuality (also bisexual), my parents just responded "oh, ok" and even accepted her long term girlfriend to come and stay with us for a week. Treating her like the best guest. My sister also got her first car as a gift (used one, however). I had to purchase my first one (also used, but still).