An Ode to Middle Children | Kindling 8.12.25

Sparks For A Brighter Life

I’m a middle child, and I don’t know if you subscribe to all the things that are written about, spoken about, and reflected upon when it comes to Middle Children, (yes I am capitalizing this haha) but I’ll be hot darned if there aren’t LOT of truths that bubble up. Some of my favorites little personality traits of middle children: We tend to be more rebellious, we tend to be more sociable, we aren’t typically perfectionists, and often make amazing mediators. Unfortunately, alongside that, comes the fact that many of us feel overshadowed by others, we tend to have a stronger sense of not-belonging, and alienation can be a pretty big problem.

Couple that with being on the Autism Spectrum, and holy b-nanas, I was destined or a rough, rough ride. That said, today we’re gonna prompt ourselves about Middle Children, and we’re gonna see what’s what…