This New Study About Middle Children Has Gone Mega-Viral

Middle children have faced unfair treatment and discrimination based on their birth order for YEARS.

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They even coined a bogus term about it: "Middle Child Syndrome."

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Well, children of the middle, listen up, it's our time to shine.

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Researchers from Brock University and the University of Calgary found that middle children scored the highest in honesty, humility, and agreeableness in a study analyzing personality traits in over 700,000 people.

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This clip from Fox 5 Atlanta has gone mega-viral on TikTok:

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As Fox 5 anchor said, "Firstborn children have been stereotyped to be assertive while some consider the younger child to be spoiled. But on a test examining personality traits, middle children scored the highest on honesty, humility, and agreeableness."

News anchor Alyse Eady reports on a study claiming one child excels more than siblings
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Middle children in the comments are rejoicing.

Comment reads: "As a middle child, I'll try and act surprised." Followed by an emoji
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"As the middle child thank you for giving us something at last," this middle child said.

Text reading: "hanner As the middle child thank you for giving us something at last."
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"This is the first positive thing I've heard about being a middle child," another middle child chimed in.

Comment stating: "This is the first positive thing I've heard about being a middle child," followed by a crying emoji
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"As a middle child, I'd show this to my parents, but they probably forgot I exist again," another person joked.

Comment reads: "As a middle child, I'd show this to my parents, but they probably forgot I exist again."
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Some people, mostly first-borns and the youngest siblings, tend to disagree.

Social media comment by user "AlwaysCandid": "As the oldest y’all need to sit down." with playful and laughing emojis
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"As the oldest this is TOP TIER middle child gaslighting," this person said.

Comment from Peking ducky: "As the oldest this is TOP TIER middle child gaslighting." 2 days ago
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"This is just the kinda thing a middle child would write," another person joked.

Comment from Tracibot: "this is just the kinda thing a middle child would write" with laughing emojis
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And this person brought out some real-life evidence: "My brother is the middle child and he is in prison..so yeah that's all."

Social media comment reads: "My brother is the middle child and he is in prison...so yeah that's all."
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Ultimately, I'm personally not surprised by this study! To quote this person, "As a middle child, I knew I was better than everybody else."

Comment by Brooke Edgemon stating, "As a middle child, I knew I was better than everybody else."
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Amen!

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