ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

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

12mo ago
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SqueakyCupcake
SqueakyCupcake

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

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

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

SqueakyCupcake
SqueakyCupcake

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.

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek12mo

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

DizzyMochi
DizzyMochi

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

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

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

PerkyPotato
PerkyPotato

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

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

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

JazzyWalrus
JazzyWalrus

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

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