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Shower thoughts: Do eldest kids have trouble decision making?

I am one and I have trouble always grew up asking parents, permission, rules but some decisions need to be taken on own, even smallest but the continuous overthinking complicates it further

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satan

Stealth

9 months ago

Most of the time, I think the eldest ones are test subjects. Me. Make a terrible decision, and create a learning example!
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BiryaniEnthu

Stealth

9 months ago

Yea, parents are learning too. They are parents for the first time, no prior experience
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satan

Stealth

9 months ago

It’s not about being a parent for the first time. But not having experienced the same thing. For example post 12th what sub shall I choose. No one was there to tell, I researched and chose. They are there to support. Shall I go outside the city for job? Will be it be good to stay at native or maybe go to capital city and see and explore. They don’t know the field, hence are helpless to provide a comment. Now since we know the bits and bytes about it, I can tell my younger ones with great details.
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salt

Gojek

9 months ago

Holy hell, this is kinda true. The younger sibling gets the hall pass because you already have set the precedent so parents are chiller.
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Yamprofessional

Stealth

9 months ago

+1. Fear of letting parents and siblings down because of one small decision
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BiryaniEnthu

Stealth

9 months ago

Yes that too. The constant fear of how will they react never leaves
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Rhombus

CARS24

9 months ago

No siblings, yet happens with me as well! Sometimes it's about the environment, and I realised it later
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TheOatmeal

Stealth

9 months ago

True. I thought its only my feeling.
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Bumpy_Stock

Stealth

9 months ago

Hmm. Maybe I should start a course on this. Or a LifeTech startup.
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Layoffs_ka_marra

Stealth

9 months ago

No, I am a quicker & better decision-maker than my younger sis. Being an elder child, most of the time parents trust your decisions too
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BiryaniEnthu

Stealth

9 months ago

Not the major ones, the little ones Buying red or green, too many food options, should I stand in queue or wait till it disperses, etc
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