Birth Orders......

A big thanks to Ruth for the blog topic. Ruth refers us to this website which describes birth orders and how they effect personality. Here's the website: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art13226.asp

Since I am the first born I am going to specifically highlight the personality traits typical of a first born and then we'll see how I stack up.

Set Goals (Sometimes)
High achievers (Not so Much)
Confident (Who me?)
Born Leader (Um, I can't answer this)
Perfectionist (Sometimes)
Responsible (Most of the time)
Organized (Sometimes)
Abide by the Rules (Not so much)
Determined (Who me?)
Detail Oriented (Sometimes)
Center of attention (Who me?)
Feels they are always right (Who me?)
Controlling (Who me?)
feel supieror to other siblings (Who me?)
May feel unloved or rejected when second sibling comes along (Not so much)
Tries to gain attention through conformity, will misbehave if still rejected (Who me?)
Strives to Please and protect others (Who me?)
Intense and high maintenance (Who me?)
feel pressure to succeed from parents and self (Not so much)
Often told they are the role model for younger siblings (Sometimes)
Sometimes substitute parent for younger siblings (Who me?)
May feel resentment if they think the younger siblings get off easy and less is expected of them (Who me?)

Summary:
11-Who me? (55% matched all the time)
5-Sometimes (25% was a partial match)
4-Not so Much (20% was not a match)
Of course this is my assessment. Always one interested in 360 degree feedback I would love to know what Dad, Mom, Becca, Rachel, Matt, Andrew and James think of this ;)