I know the youngest child does tend to be spoiled. I think it's more the case when that youngest child is born years later, 'unexpected blessing' and last chance at being a 'perfect parent', except what these particular parents don't realize is that they usually spoil the kids and become the worst of parents because they're not teaching the child self discipline, self control, how to work for things, appreciation, etc, etc.
I am the youngest of 4, but I do not fall into that spoiled child category - I was probably the most neglected. By age my oldest sister would have been 3 when I was born, brother 2 and other sister 1. My mom was a bit busy carrying buckets of water up from the creek to wash out diapers for however many were still in diapers. My dad was in the army. She was lucky that I sat in my crib and kept myself entertained. My oldest sister did more for me than my mom - I remember her reading to me and trying to teach me to write and color and all that stuff. Being the 4th child, all of us less than a year apart, and my mom kept a perfect house and good meals cooked - none of us could have possibly been spoiled, but rather sent outside to get out of her hair. lol Also being the youngest in those circumstances, I got hand me downs on everything. I was last to be allowed to do anything. I never got to choose first. I was bossed around by 3 older siblings. Possibly one reason I've never felt possessive over anything I own - my older siblings took what they wanted and I didn't mind.
I will say that as a teenager I got to do things earlier (like date), which the others didn't think it was fair - and it wasn't something I asked for and probably, no, definitely, should have been monitored more closely and strictly being unable to speak up for myself. Not knowing I was autistic, I should have been watched more closely but in stead was given more freedoms. I remember around 5 or 6 walking with my siblings to a store on busy roads about 3 miles away. I got to get paperdolls (29 cents I recall).
I am the youngest of 4, but I do not fall into that spoiled child category - I was probably the most neglected. By age my oldest sister would have been 3 when I was born, brother 2 and other sister 1. My mom was a bit busy carrying buckets of water up from the creek to wash out diapers for however many were still in diapers. My dad was in the army. She was lucky that I sat in my crib and kept myself entertained. My oldest sister did more for me than my mom - I remember her reading to me and trying to teach me to write and color and all that stuff. Being the 4th child, all of us less than a year apart, and my mom kept a perfect house and good meals cooked - none of us could have possibly been spoiled, but rather sent outside to get out of her hair. lol Also being the youngest in those circumstances, I got hand me downs on everything. I was last to be allowed to do anything. I never got to choose first. I was bossed around by 3 older siblings. Possibly one reason I've never felt possessive over anything I own - my older siblings took what they wanted and I didn't mind.
I will say that as a teenager I got to do things earlier (like date), which the others didn't think it was fair - and it wasn't something I asked for and probably, no, definitely, should have been monitored more closely and strictly being unable to speak up for myself. Not knowing I was autistic, I should have been watched more closely but in stead was given more freedoms. I remember around 5 or 6 walking with my siblings to a store on busy roads about 3 miles away. I got to get paperdolls (29 cents I recall).