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Parentified Child

Parentification: sound familiar? The olders did all the physical stuff for her, and the youngers had to be her confidants.

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A marriage and family therapist shared eight signs someone has eldest daughter syndrome, which they may not have noticed is tied to the responsibilities, expectations, and pressures they experienced as a child.

These overthinking girls are actually quite misunderstood.

Parentification is when a child is forced to take on the roles of an adult. This occurs across a spectrum and there are different variations of hurt that arise out of parentification. There are also qualities that come from this that may make you who you are or benefit you in certain areas of your life. Like being responsible or a great caregiver. I find that kids who weren’t allowed to be kids ...

"I hate my mom!" If you have said these words often, this post is for you. You are not alone and know that there is hope.

Unpopular opinion : you don't need to be the eldest daughter to experience eldest daughter pressures. I spoke about this on @threads and so many fellow youngest daughters had a lot to say on this. "Eldest daughter syndrome" comes from having to take on too much responsibility as a child. Usually due to being the oldest and the female child. But there are so many other nuances that can lead the rest of us to feel it too. "Eldest daughter syndrome" is a type of parentification where you had...

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