LOADING ERROR LOADING We know that birth order can have a big effect on a person’s experience growing up within their family. Lisette Schuitemaker, author of “The Eldest Daughter Effect: How Firstborn Women Harness Their Strengths,” told HuffPost in a previous interview: “Our particular life path makes us into responsible, dutiful, hands-on, thoughtful and caring women.” Having “been trained to …
RicardoImagen via Getty Images If you're a firstborn daughter who feels overly responsible for your family, friends, colleagues and more, you likely are robbing yourself of some happiness. “And so because they’ve been parentified and adultified, then they have really high expectations.” Vera Livchak via Getty Images Eldest daughters are often made to feel like they're responsible for the people …
