Middle Child Stereotypes

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Being a modern teenager high school, I tend to forget about the important values in life that I’m entitled to everyday. School seems to take up the majority of my attention and time. I have become accustomed to the daily routine as a student. Sleep, school, study, repeat. The fast paced environment I’m always surrounded in makes me forget the value of time. However, at the end of the day, I’m always reminded of the people and simple moments I appreciate and what influences me the most. Being the middle child of two boys, I was always, and currently, am the “little girl” of the family. The middle child stereotype has a bad reputation enough, what’s worse than being the only girl in the family? Nevertheless, nobody matters more than me than

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