{"id":106088,"date":"2026-02-18T09:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/where-are-you-in-the-birth-order\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:33:43","slug":"where-are-you-in-the-birth-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/where-are-you-in-the-birth-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Are You in the Birth Order?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main_1 hero-bleed \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM.png\" alt=\"Goddard family\" width=\"1400\" height=\"950\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-353367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM.png 1400w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-712x483.png 712w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-680x461.png 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-363x245.png 363w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-1272x863.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM.png\" alt=\"Goddard family\" width=\"1400\" height=\"950\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-353367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM.png 1400w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-712x483.png 712w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-680x461.png 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-363x245.png 363w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-4.26.55-PM-1272x863.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This weekend, we went to visit my parents in Michigan\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"1\" data-article-image-position2=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend.jpg\" alt=\"michigan weekend\" width=\"1288\" height=\"1664\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-353370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend.jpg 1288w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend-374x483.jpg 374w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend-680x879.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/michigan-weekend-1272x1643.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and had the best time smelling bonfires, climbing haystacks, and crunching through the snow. We also saw my beloved college roommate, Alison, pictured above, and it felt exactly the same, as always.<\/p>\n<p>Also, isn\u2019t it funny how you revert to your childhood self around your family? I\u2019m 100000% the firstborn daughter and act accordingly. I figure out the logistics, make the reservations, get the driving directions, you name it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN563ZdjVoA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The funny part is, <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/01\/31\/raising-twins-lucy-joanna\/\" target=\"_blank\">I have a twin<\/a>, but since I\u2019m two minutes older, our family always treated me like the firstborn. \u201cYes, 100%, you are my older sister,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/01\/31\/raising-twins-lucy-joanna\/\" target=\"_blank\">my sister said years ago<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say, it\u2019s just a fact that I\u2019m a middle child. You know how the middle child is the peacemaker? I\u2019m kind of like, well, I\u2019m the middle child and I go with the flow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m curious: Where do you fall in the birth order? <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2018\/01\/22\/on-having-an-only-child\/\" target=\"_blank\">An only child<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/11\/04\/what-age-gap-do-your-kids-have\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oldest<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2013\/11\/25\/motherhood-mondays-life-with-two-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">Youngest<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/04\/04\/stillborn-baby-personal-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s complicated<\/a>? Do you think it\u2019s affected your personality? I\u2019d love to hear. Also, Ramadan Mubarak to those who observe!<\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/09\/08\/12-reader-comments-on-siblings\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 reader comments on siblings<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/07\/11\/chrysta-bilton-normal-family\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201chow I found out I had 35 siblings.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/02\/17\/where-are-you-in-the-birth-order\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>46<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/02\/17\/where-are-you-in-the-birth-order\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, we went to visit my parents in Michigan\u2026 \u2026and had the best time smelling bonfires, climbing haystacks, and crunching through the snow. 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