Everything about the first child is important. The family sort of overdoes things with the first born. "Research indicates first borns walk and talk earlier than later borns" (Leman 88).
             Oldest are often confused following the birth of a sibling. They don't understand what is happening to their world. They feel abandoned at first, then jealous. What they thought was theirs is no longer theirs in the same way. "No matter how well the parents have prepared them for the baby, they usually don't see any need for more children in the family, especially helpless feeble ones who can't even play with them. They wonder why their parents weren't satisfied with them" (Richardson 44).
             The usual reaction when the baby has been home for a few days is "Send that kid back where it came from
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