History Quotes / MiddleChildSyndrome

->“It’s hard being a middle child. The eldest get the lion’s share of the inheritance, the youngest are doted on, and those of us in between are ignored. Nobody notices us—too young to be the family’s standard-bearers, too old to be babied and coddled. I suppose that’s why I’ve garnered such a reputation for being lazy—because to be scolded means that at least ''somebody'' is paying attention to me.”

->''"My older brother Magni is [[TheGoodKing king of the dwarves.]] My younger brother Brann is [[AdventurerArchaeologist a renowned explorer.]] If '''[[WarriorPrince I]]''' didn't [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking kick so much ass]], I'd feel a tad awkward."''

->''"My older brother Magni is [[TheGoodKing king of the dwarves.]] My younger brother Brann is [[AdventurerArchaeologist a renowned explorer.]] If '''[[WarriorPrince I]]''' didn't [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority kick so much ass]], I'd feel a tad awkward."''

->''"My older brother Magni is [[TheGoodKing king of the dwarves.]] My younger brother Brann is [[AdventurerArchaeologist a renowned explorer.]] If '''I''' didn't [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority kick so much ass]], I'd feel a tad awkward."''

->''"My older brother Magni is [[TheGoodKing king of the dwarves.]] My younger brother Brann is [[AdventurerArchaeologist a renowned explorer.]] If '''I''' didn't [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking kick so much ass]], I'd feel a tad awkward."''

->''"My older brother Magni is [[TheGoodKing king of the dwarves.]] My younger brother Brann is [[AdventurerArchaeologist a renowned explorer.]] If I didn't [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority kick so much ass]], I'd feel a tad awkward."''

-->-- '''Muradin Bronzebeard''', ''VideoGame/Warcraft''

->''"My older brother Magni is [[TheGoodKing king of the dwarves.]] My younger brother Brann is [[AdventurerArchaeologist a renowned explorer.]] If I didn't kick so much ass, I'd feel a tad awkward."

->'''Gene:''' Is no one going to comment on my Sasquatch mask!?
->'''Louise:''' LampshadeHanging Middle child. [[AttentionWhore Anything for attention.]]

->'''Gene:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Is no one going to comment on my Sasquatch mask!?]]
->'''Louise:''' [[LampshadeHanging Middle child.]] [[AttentionWhore Anything for attention.]]
-->-- Bob's Burgers, Recap/BobsBurgersS2E9Beefsquatch

->''It's always: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!''

->''Personally, I have always suspected it is something far simpler: Kit doesn’t like the little ones getting all the attention for being small and cute, and Lochan and me telling everyone what to do, while he’s stuck in no-man’s-land, the archetypal middle child with no partner in crime. Now that Kit has gained the necessary respect at school by joining a gang who sneaks out of the gates to smoke weed in the local park at lunchtime, he bitterly resents the fact that at home he is still considered just one of the children.''
-->-- '''Maya Whitely''' about her 13-year-old middle child brother '''Kit''', ''Literature/{{Forbidden}}''

->''Personally, I have always suspected it is something far simpler: Kit doesn’t like the little ones getting all the attention for being small and cute, and Lochan and me telling everyone what to do, while he’s stuck in no-man’s-land, the archetypal middle child with no partner in crime.''
-->-- '''Maya Whitely'' about her brother '''Kit'', ''Literature/{{Forbidden}}''