Comments on: Good Noah http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/10/30/good-noah/ dawn friedman's blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kay http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/10/30/good-noah/#comment-3451 Kay Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:53:44 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1039#comment-3451 (Trying to catch up after what must be weeks without finding time to read a single post...) I'm a middle child, and I was definitely the people pleasing one in my family. My sister - the eldest - was the rebel. My first born is the rambunctious one among his friends, while his best friend (also first born) is more like Noah - I love play dates with him! (Trying to catch up after what must be weeks without finding time to read a single post…)
I’m a middle child, and I was definitely the people pleasing one in my family. My sister - the eldest - was the rebel. My first born is the rambunctious one among his friends, while his best friend (also first born) is more like Noah - I love play dates with him!

]]> By: Country Mouse http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/10/30/good-noah/#comment-3450 Country Mouse Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:16:40 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1039#comment-3450 Lisa, I don't think it's a first-born thing. I was by far the most people-pleasing child in my family, and I was the last of a large brood. In my experience, it's mostly a matter of the inborn personality. Lisa, I don’t think it’s a first-born thing. I was by far the most people-pleasing child in my family, and I was the last of a large brood. In my experience, it’s mostly a matter of the inborn personality.

]]> By: dawn http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/10/30/good-noah/#comment-3449 dawn Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:03:11 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1039#comment-3449 I'm a middle kid; Brett is a first born. My sister's son is a first born and takes after his first born mom (ie., is trouble but in a nice rambunctious kid sort of way). A (kid in the anecdote) is a first born, too and is a pistol (in a good way). But Becca (beccareads.blogspot.com) is a strong advocate of the tractable first child theory. It certainly plays out often enough to be mostly, too. Noah made me edit pretty heavily (I had him read it before I hit publish) but I will say that of his first-born friends, he was always the angel. (He gets that from Brett. Brett is a good person. Me, not so much.) I’m a middle kid; Brett is a first born. My sister’s son is a first born and takes after his first born mom (ie., is trouble but in a nice rambunctious kid sort of way).

A (kid in the anecdote) is a first born, too and is a pistol (in a good way). But Becca (beccareads.blogspot.com) is a strong advocate of the tractable first child theory. It certainly plays out often enough to be mostly, too.

Noah made me edit pretty heavily (I had him read it before I hit publish) but I will say that of his first-born friends, he was always the angel. (He gets that from Brett. Brett is a good person. Me, not so much.)

]]> By: Lisa V http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/10/30/good-noah/#comment-3448 Lisa V Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:53:30 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1039#comment-3448 I think some of this is a first born thing? The girls are all good in public and on playdates, but Apple has always sought out being good-sometimes to make her sisters look bad. I did the same thing too. Apple and I are both first- borns. I think first-borns tend to be the most people/parent pleasing. Are you and Brett? I think some of this is a first born thing? The girls are all good in public and on playdates, but Apple has always sought out being good-sometimes to make her sisters look bad. I did the same thing too. Apple and I are both first- borns. I think first-borns tend to be the most people/parent pleasing.

Are you and Brett?

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