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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/my-mom-is-my-constant/">My Mom is My Constant</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted May 12, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">I was talking with my family the other day about the role birth order plays in shaping the person you become. My mom asked us if we think we might have been happier being the youngest instead of the oldest child or being the oldest instead of the middle child. Without skipping a beat, I said I am thrilled being the oldest since that obviously shaped me into being such an ambitious, humorous wonder child. My middle sister vied for validating her birth order as the best because she claimed she’s successful, responsible and, therefore, very well rounded. I am sure my youngest sister and our only brother would also have said they are confident, smart and charismatic because of their placement in the family. In the end, my witty mom posited the idea that maybe all four of us are great human…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/my-mom-is-my-constant/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/my-mom-is-my-constant/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/my-mom-is-my-constant/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/my-mom-is-my-constant/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-story/">her-story</a><br /><br /> </P>