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posted by zizzle
on Dec 1, 2010 -
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Are you an older sibling? Did you feel unfairly treated compared to your brothers and sisters? Well, now you have science to back you up. According to
Games Parents and Adolescents Play, a new sociology study published in
The Economic Journal, the oldest kid in the family really does bear the brunt of parental strictness, while the younger brothers and sisters generally coast on through.
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posted by netbros
on May 5, 2008 -
67 comments
In celebration of my antipodean homesickness I've spent the morning catching up with some great Australian and New Zealand musical comedy acts I've been to. You've already met
Flight of the Conchords previously on mefi. Now come and meet some...
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posted by steerpike
on Apr 23, 2008 -
15 comments
The New "Science" of Siblings An amusing article from Time magazine by Jeffrey Kluger which reports that your siblings have more influece on your personality than any other group-- parents, peers, spouses, children, etc. My ex-wife thinks I'm sarcastic, combative, insensitive, etc. Do I get to blame my brothers and sisters for this now?
Another article on this issue
"The Science of Siblings". Apparently, they could have made me more likely to be gay too.
posted by notmtwain
on Jul 9, 2006 -
28 comments
