I’ve been told that some people know from early childhood what they want to “be, when they grow up,” and that they steadfastly follow that path into adulthood. I even know people who make plans months and even years in advance for trips, purchases, education, family, and retirement. It never fails to amaze me when their plans come to fruition. In my case I think of life as being more a game of chance, even with my best intentions. Take marriage for example. As a child it never entered my … [Read more...]
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BIRTH ORDER AND ROLES
The Birth Order Theory, first proposed by Alfred Adler, a contemporary of Freud and Jung, is the familiar but unproven idea that a person’s order of birth in the family has profound impact on their psychological development. As a general overview, the theory is: • First born children – Natural leader, ambitious, responsible • Middle children – Social butterfly, peacekeeper, fairness-obsessed • Youngest children - Free, risk-taker, charming Obviously, this is simplistic and akin to horoscopes … [Read more...]
