# What's Your Birth Ordinance? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089 "2008-09-18T02:48:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/101 "2008-09-19T20:04:18Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > I guess I’m invisible. That’s fine. Oh no! I had you written down, I swear. Just didn’t make it to the typed list somehow. Thanks for the correction. **Only Children - 6** 1. Stucco 2. Tamerlane 3. Student Driver 4. Walker in Eternity 5. Jayn\_Newell 6. Justin Credible \*\* Eldest Children - 36\*\* 7. Governor Quinn 8. Merhouse 9. Cazzle 10. Antinor01 11. elfkin477 12. Oakminster 13. pbbth 14. Inner Stickler 15. neutron star 16. RunSilent 17. Noone Special 18. VunderBob 19. auRa 20. Dead Cat 21. ParkParkhead 22. Wallenstein 23. Erin Puff 24. Yllaria 25. Eva Luna 26. Czarcasm 27. Giltathriel 28. Trouble Again 29. dangermom 30. Retro Vertigo 31. butler1850 32. torie 33. Sternvogel 34. meenie7 35. 5-HT 36. lynxie 37. quilter 38. SmartAleq 39. Baker 40. whiterabbit 41. Scribble 42. beanpod **Middle Children - 14** 1. Aesiron 2. NinetyWt 3. Kaio 4. Cincator 5. featherlou 6. RKJUgly 7. Sleeps With Butterflies 8. chela 9. ShibbOleth 10. KittenKat 11. rucciface 12. erleichola 13. autz 14. CubMistress **Youngest Children - 25** 1. Sampiro 2. silenus 3. taterbug398 4. twickster 5. Bibliocat 6. Azhure 7. Kambuckta 8. eleanorigby 9. Bayard 10. Litoris 11. Sigmagirl 12. Khadaji 13. Zebra 14. pianista 15. Kalea 16. mack 17. pravnik (I think. 7th son of 7th son, but does that mean there was no 8th kid?) 18. Clothahump 19. SpecialAgent Jem 20. jsgoddess 21. Queen Tonya 22. Salem 23. panache45 24. Queen of Town 25. akira5822 **“It’s Complicated” - 14** I included my best guess of the poster’s self identification. **Identity changed over time - 3** 1. WhyNot (Only –\> Youngest) 2. Lobot (Only –\> Eldest) 3. Rachael Rage (Only –\> Eldest) **Identify as Only - 2** 4. Anaamika 5. A shameful cracka… **Identify as Eldest - 4** 6. LurkerInNJ 7. Hey Hey Paula 8. Wygtya 9. ladybug **Identify as Middle - 1** 10. interface2x **Identify as Youngest - 3** 11. An Arky 12. Risha 13. KneadToKnow\*\* Has no idea - 1\*\* 14. schnuckiputzi ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/102 "2008-09-19T21:17:26Z")
Mother’s only, Father’s first of two, one younger by 13 years half sister. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/103 "2008-09-19T22:24:57Z")
Youngest of four girls, with a large enough age spread that I also felt like an only child. (18.5 years between eldest and me, eight years between myself and my closest sibling). ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/104 "2008-09-20T01:18:53Z")
I am the youngest of either two or five. Two, being my biological sister and myself; the five would be two elder step-brothers and an elder step-sister. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/105 "2008-09-20T03:47:27Z")
Elder of two boys. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/106 "2008-09-20T03:56:03Z")
Okay, I’m on my way out to go camping until Monday morning, so either someone else will have to take over the tally or I’ll update it when I get back. **Only Children - 6** 1. Stucco 2. Tamerlane 3. Student Driver 4. Walker in Eternity 5. Jayn\_Newell 6. Justin Credible \*\* Eldest Children - 38\*\* 7. Governor Quinn 8. Merhouse 9. Cazzle 10. Antinor01 11. elfkin477 12. Oakminster 13. pbbth 14. Inner Stickler 15. neutron star 16. RunSilent 17. Noone Special 18. VunderBob 19. auRa 20. Dead Cat 21. ParkParkhead 22. Wallenstein 23. Erin Puff 24. Yllaria 25. Eva Luna 26. Czarcasm 27. Giltathriel 28. Trouble Again 29. dangermom 30. Retro Vertigo 31. butler1850 32. torie 33. Sternvogel 34. meenie7 35. 5-HT 36. lynxie 37. quilter 38. SmartAleq 39. Baker 40. whiterabbit 41. Scribble 42. beanpod 43. LouiseE (?) 44. matt\_mcl **Middle Children - 14** 1. Aesiron 2. NinetyWt 3. Kaio 4. Cincator 5. featherlou 6. RKJUgly 7. Sleeps With Butterflies 8. chela 9. ShibbOleth 10. KittenKat 11. rucciface 12. erleichola 13. autz 14. CubMistress **Youngest Children - 27** 1. Sampiro 2. silenus 3. taterbug398 4. twickster 5. Bibliocat 6. Azhure 7. Kambuckta 8. eleanorigby 9. Bayard 10. Litoris 11. Sigmagirl 12. Khadaji 13. Zebra 14. pianista 15. Kalea 16. mack 17. pravnik (I think. 7th son of 7th son, but does that mean there was no 8th kid?) 18. Clothahump 19. SpecialAgent Jem 20. jsgoddess 21. Queen Tonya 22. Salem 23. panache45 24. Queen of Town 25. akira5822 26. IvoryTowerDenizen (?) 27. GingerOfTheNorth **"It’s Complicated" - 14** I included my best guess of the poster’s self identification. **Identity changed over time - 3** 1. WhyNot (Only --\> Youngest) 2. Lobot (Only --\> Eldest) 3. Rachael Rage (Only --\> Eldest) **Identify as Only - 2** 4. Anaamika 5. A shameful cracka… **Identify as Eldest - 4** 6. LurkerInNJ 7. Hey Hey Paula 8. Wygtya 9. ladybug **Identify as Middle - 1** 10. interface2x **Identify as Youngest - 3** 11. An Arky 12. Risha 13. KneadToKnow\*\* Has no idea - 1\*\* 14. schnuckiputzi [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/107 "2008-09-20T04:03:06Z")
The oldest of 9 for many years, now 10-- a sibling who had been adopted found us. Let me see: Girl Boy Boy Girl Boy Girl Girl Girl Girl Boy 20 and a half years’ difference between me and the “baby”. All have the same mother; my father died when I was 5, so my mother remarried, and the 5 last ones have another father. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/108 "2008-09-20T04:09:44Z")
I am older than my brother. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/109 "2008-09-20T04:24:54Z")
Oldest daughter of three bio-sibs, second oldest daughter of six 70’s matched in age “Brady Bunch” style step-sibs. Four girls, two boys. But, eldest step-sister was kinda neurotic, so, I was, in effect, the eldest daughter, with a young Mom, so that made me the Caretaker responsible one for the bunch. First grandchild on both bio sides, though, so that nice attention gave me the huevos to get through the rest of it all. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/110 "2008-09-20T05:23:28Z")
Youngest of five, second daughter. Can I get an amen from my fellow youngest children on how much we _hate_ being called the baby of the family no matter how old we are? I’m not a baby! _stamps foot_ ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/111 "2008-09-20T06:22:58Z")
Lots of complications and marriages among the parents of me and my sibs, but no matter which way you configure it, I’m the eldest. Of two, four, five, six or nine 😃 Not to mention that two of my brothers have another brother who is 20 years younger than I am and who is still not completely convinced that he and I are not related. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/112 "2008-09-20T06:36:49Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Youngest of five, second daughter. > > Can I get an amen from my fellow youngest children on how much we _hate_ being called the baby of the family no matter how old we are? I’m not a baby! _stamps foot_ Amen! I’m the youngest of 5 girls, and my sisters are 9, 12, 13 and 14 years older than me. I am not the baby, damn it! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/113 "2008-09-20T12:04:39Z")
i am the oldest of four daughters ---
**Author:** ![Lyanthya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aca169/32.png) [@Lyanthya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyanthya)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/114 "2008-09-20T14:02:05Z")
Youngest by 18 months of 2. Only girl. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/115 "2008-09-20T15:38:45Z")
I’m the middle child of my biological father’s two sons; I’m the oldest boy of my first stepmother’s three kids (unless you count my stillborn identical twin, making me boy number two by 2 minutes); I was my biological mother’s only child, until she had another child out of wedlock by my paternal-side third-cousin, once removed, giving me a half step baby sister (and an illegitimate third step-cousin, twice removed) and giving mom a spot on the Jerry Springer Show; I was the only girl (after my transgender operation) in between my second stepfather’s two biological sons—my second set of half-brothers—both of whom received full football scholarships at a big 10 college (half brother #1, second string quarterback; half brother #2, first string halfback); I was the third boy (after my reverse transgender operation) of my second stepmother’s five kids (well, technically four kid’s, since losing custody of “Half Pint”, her beloved, growth stunted, half Cherokee, half Albanian foster child, following trumped up HRS charges accusing stepmom of splitting pint bottles of Maddog 20/20 with the under aged boy, my senior by 2 years); My great-step-aunt, on the maternal side of my first stepmother, adopted me after my botched third reverse, reverse transgen….oh, who am I kidding, you guy’s aren’t buying any of this… …Uninterestingly, I’m just the youngest of 3 from one set of factory installed parents. :o ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/116 "2008-09-22T16:28:01Z")
**Dr. Poopiepants** , I hear youngest children (not “babies”) often tell wildly imaginative stories to get attention. Do you think there’s any truth to that? 😃 Updated list: **Only Children - 6** 1. Stucco 2. Tamerlane 3. Student Driver 4. Walker in Eternity 5. Jayn\_Newell 6. Justin Credible \*\* Eldest Children - 42\*\* 7. Governor Quinn 8. Merhouse 9. Cazzle 10. Antinor01 11. elfkin477 12. Oakminster 13. pbbth 14. Inner Stickler 15. neutron star 16. RunSilent 17. Noone Special 18. VunderBob 19. auRa 20. Dead Cat 21. ParkParkhead 22. Wallenstein 23. Erin Puff 24. Yllaria 25. Eva Luna 26. Czarcasm 27. Giltathriel 28. Trouble Again 29. dangermom 30. Retro Vertigo 31. butler1850 32. torie 33. Sternvogel 34. meenie7 35. 5-HT 36. lynxie 37. quilter 38. SmartAleq 39. Baker 40. whiterabbit 41. Scribble 42. beanpod 43. LouiseE (?) 44. matt\_mcl 45. MoodIndigo1 46. blondebear 47. LifeOnWry 48. anya marie **Middle Children - 14** 1. Aesiron 2. NinetyWt 3. Kaio 4. Cincator 5. featherlou 6. RKJUgly 7. Sleeps With Butterflies 8. chela 9. ShibbOleth 10. KittenKat 11. rucciface 12. erleichola 13. autz 14. CubMistress **Youngest Children - 31** 1. Sampiro 2. silenus 3. taterbug398 4. twickster 5. Bibliocat 6. Azhure 7. Kambuckta 8. eleanorigby 9. Bayard 10. Litoris 11. Sigmagirl 12. Khadaji 13. Zebra 14. pianista 15. Kalea 16. mack 17. pravnik (I think. 7th son of 7th son, but does that mean there was no 8th kid?) 18. Clothahump 19. SpecialAgent Jem 20. jsgoddess 21. Queen Tonya 22. Salem 23. panache45 24. Queen of Town 25. akira5822 26. IvoryTowerDenizen (?) 27. GingerOfTheNorth 28. Wile E 29. MissGypsy 30. Lyanthya 31. Dr. PoopiePants **"It’s Complicated" - 15** I included my best guess of the poster’s self identification. **Identity changed over time - 3** 1. WhyNot (Only → Youngest) 2. Lobot (Only → Eldest) 3. Rachael Rage (Only → Eldest) **Identify as Only - 2** 4. Anaamika 5. A shameful cracka… **Identify as Eldest - 5** 6. LurkerInNJ 7. Hey Hey Paula 8. Wygtya 9. ladybug 10. elelle **Identify as Middle - 1** 11. interface2x **Identify as Youngest - 3** 12. An Arky 13. Risha 14. KneadToKnow\*\* Has no idea - 1\*\* 15. schnuckiputzi ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/117 "2008-09-22T17:49:30Z")
Sixth of seven for my dad, third of four for my mom, but definitely second family. Dad pretty much started over when he married the second time. The three oldest (all boys) were teenagers when their mother died, so they were grown and out of the house by the time we came along. My sister was the only one who ever lived in the same house with any of them. Basically I identify as middle child, second daughter, third of four (hence the username). The four of us go girl, boy, girl, boy. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/118 "2008-09-22T19:29:22Z")
I’m the oldest of three (and only female). The three kids are each 4 years apart, and we’re the only children of my two parents. My dad is second of 4, my mom is the baby (and only female) of 4. I think the youngest kids have the most fun 😛 the youngest have the most “parents”, but they’re trusted sooner (bike on the street, stay out late) since parents have loosened up. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/119 "2008-09-22T19:31:57Z")
Only child, and no first cousins to boot. I’m the bottom of an inverted pyramid family tree. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089/120 "2008-09-23T03:30:58Z")
Third child of my dad, 4th of my mom. One sister. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-birth-ordinance/464089.md?page=7)