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[Sun, 03 Oct 2004]
Talking of Chutzpah...
..Here's another guy with that quality in big heaping quantities:
One of the few things good about being the youngest sibling in a family has to do with financial support during college:
- Your older siblings have college-trained your parents. Mom doesn't groan too much when she asks on the phone if you need some cash and you say "hmm, yeah..a bit."
- Your parent(s) have gotten a promotion or two since your older siblings went to college. The resulting prosperity has a trickle-down effect on college allowances.
- Your older siblings(s), if they are working, can probably be conned into giving you more cash. Said cash is usually a whole lot more than you could even imagine asking your mom for.
- Your friends, many of whom are older siblings in their family, are stuck with paying off *their* younger siblings. Net result: even more relative prosperity for you.
Yes, being the youngest child has some benefits, partly alleviating the numerous problems.
I Swear, Mom!
Little kids have great chutzpah. Atleast my nephew does. Here's a sample: "main bade mama ki shaadi miss kar diya to kya hua mummy, aapki shaadi mein to thaa". [so what if I missed your elder brother's wedding, mom! I was there for *your* wedding]. And he insisted that there was a photo of his wearing that cool blue dress and standing between his parents on their wedding day. Given enough leeway, I am sure he'll even dig up the appropriate photo.
I love his dramas (except when he's acting them out on me!).