Jemma Sbeg

So younger siblings may end up adopting whatever role the family still needs and still lacks. So if everyone in the family is happy-go-lucky and really go with the flow, the younger sibling might, you know, fill that gap and become the responsible one. Or another scenario, you know, everyone in the family is arguing and fighting and there's a lot of tension.

The younger sibling may feel inclined to break the tension by being the joker or by redirecting the focus of the family onto themselves. Also an interesting phenomena that I think we're noticing maybe more these days is youngest children who have a significant age gap between themselves and the next child up. So people who, you know, their parents were kind of done having kids pretty early on.

The younger sibling may feel inclined to break the tension by being the joker or by redirecting the focus of the family onto themselves. Also an interesting phenomena that I think we're noticing maybe more these days is youngest children who have a significant age gap between themselves and the next child up. So people who, you know, their parents were kind of done having kids pretty early on.

The younger sibling may feel inclined to break the tension by being the joker or by redirecting the focus of the family onto themselves. Also an interesting phenomena that I think we're noticing maybe more these days is youngest children who have a significant age gap between themselves and the next child up. So people who, you know, their parents were kind of done having kids pretty early on.

And then they were surprised by another baby or they decided, you know, a little bit later, like, OK, it doesn't feel like our family is quite complete. Like it feels like we're missing someone and they choose to have a child much, much later on.

And then they were surprised by another baby or they decided, you know, a little bit later, like, OK, it doesn't feel like our family is quite complete. Like it feels like we're missing someone and they choose to have a child much, much later on.

And then they were surprised by another baby or they decided, you know, a little bit later, like, OK, it doesn't feel like our family is quite complete. Like it feels like we're missing someone and they choose to have a child much, much later on.

And in that case, like the youngest child can take on the personality of an only child because, you know, I've heard of age gaps of like 15, 20 years at times like that. That's possible these days. So with all of that in mind, we can see that being the youngest is quite a complex experience. How do we overcome some of the challenges? How do we embrace the strengths as well as the difficulties?

And in that case, like the youngest child can take on the personality of an only child because, you know, I've heard of age gaps of like 15, 20 years at times like that. That's possible these days. So with all of that in mind, we can see that being the youngest is quite a complex experience. How do we overcome some of the challenges? How do we embrace the strengths as well as the difficulties?

And in that case, like the youngest child can take on the personality of an only child because, you know, I've heard of age gaps of like 15, 20 years at times like that. That's possible these days. So with all of that in mind, we can see that being the youngest is quite a complex experience. How do we overcome some of the challenges? How do we embrace the strengths as well as the difficulties?

I think talking about the first point that I kind of made way at the top of this episode, which was infantilization being treated like you're incapable or like you are a child even when you become an adult I think what really needs to happen is at some point you have to make a very forceful assertion of your independence and whether that is through having a conversation with your family or

I think talking about the first point that I kind of made way at the top of this episode, which was infantilization being treated like you're incapable or like you are a child even when you become an adult I think what really needs to happen is at some point you have to make a very forceful assertion of your independence and whether that is through having a conversation with your family or

I think talking about the first point that I kind of made way at the top of this episode, which was infantilization being treated like you're incapable or like you are a child even when you become an adult I think what really needs to happen is at some point you have to make a very forceful assertion of your independence and whether that is through having a conversation with your family or

moving somewhere, like, far away or doing something that really says, like, I'm my own person, most youngest children will find that at some point they need to address this ongoing sense in their family that they need to be protected. They need to be taken care of. It is actually totally okay to say to your family, hey, you got me wrong. Like,

moving somewhere, like, far away or doing something that really says, like, I'm my own person, most youngest children will find that at some point they need to address this ongoing sense in their family that they need to be protected. They need to be taken care of. It is actually totally okay to say to your family, hey, you got me wrong. Like,

moving somewhere, like, far away or doing something that really says, like, I'm my own person, most youngest children will find that at some point they need to address this ongoing sense in their family that they need to be protected. They need to be taken care of. It is actually totally okay to say to your family, hey, you got me wrong. Like,

Yep, I understand that that is the personality or the person that you thought I was. I'm not that person anymore. And this is who I am. I'm someone who is independent. I am someone who is adventurous and who can take care of myself. I want you to treat me that way. Like that's actually totally, totally okay. I think also sometimes there is a point of separation that is needed.

Yep, I understand that that is the personality or the person that you thought I was. I'm not that person anymore. And this is who I am. I'm someone who is independent. I am someone who is adventurous and who can take care of myself. I want you to treat me that way. Like that's actually totally, totally okay. I think also sometimes there is a point of separation that is needed.

Yep, I understand that that is the personality or the person that you thought I was. I'm not that person anymore. And this is who I am. I'm someone who is independent. I am someone who is adventurous and who can take care of myself. I want you to treat me that way. Like that's actually totally, totally okay. I think also sometimes there is a point of separation that is needed.

Separation between the parents or even your siblings, whether it's through solo traveling, whether it is through moving away, whether it is just through spending a little bit less time with them.