AVERAGE PERSON LOSES THE EXCITEMENT OF CHRISTMAS BY AGE 23 _ The average person loses the ‘excitement’ of Christmas by the age of just 23, according to research. A study of 2,000 adults found that before they even reach their mid-twenties, 23 percent no longer get excited on Christmas morning while 12 percent are sick of the festivities by advent. And 14 percent feel that December 25th is just like a normal day for them.
HEALING SENTENCES _ Someone on reddit asked: What sentence did someone say once that accidentally healed a part of you?
• Being kind is not a weakness in an unkind world.
• You don’t need to fix the whole year. Just fix the next hour.
• You don’t have to prove your pain for it to be real.
• You’re not ugly; you’re just not your own type.
• You don’t have to finish healing to deserve peace.
• You are allowed to rest without earning it.
• When I lost my father, someone told me: It doesn’t get better, it just gets different.
• Don’t look in someone else’s bowl unless it’s to make sure they have enough.
• People who disappointed you also taught you boundaries.
MIDDLE-CHILD SYNDROME IS A MYTH _ Families with three kids have heard of middle child syndrome. Not doing well in school? Middle child syndrome. Not getting enough attention? Middle child syndrome. Always deflecting blame and responsibility? You guessed it, middle child syndrome. Turns out, it’s all a myth. According to Dr. Catherine Salmon — co-author of The Secret Power Of Middle Children — while middle child syndrome doesn’t actually exist, though there are some surprising benefits to being born in the middle.
• Middle children rely less on their parents. In a study, 400 undergraduates were asked who in their family they would turn to for help — parents or siblings. While first and lastborns opted for mom or dad, middleborns generally chose their brothers or sisters.
• Middles tend to be more open-minded and willing to try new things than their older or younger siblings.
• Middle children are better in relationships (business and romantic). Because middleborns are always pushed in the middle, they tend to have to negotiate for the things they want.
