The ups and downs of being the baby in a very large family

Being the youngest of 15 children is a mixed blessing and inescapable – until someone new is born

The boy saw his cousins last week, most of them for the first time this year. I have 10 brothers and sisters and my son was born at the end of a 12-year spree in which all of our collected 15 children were born. As such, he’s been ‘the baby’ of the group for his entire two-and-a-quarter years on the planet, making him the longest-serving holder of that title.

Being the baby of all babies has its upsides. The older kids are charmed by his squishy face and adorable antics; the littler ones are delighted to have someone small enough to push around, or treat nicely so they can accumulate cute points of their own.

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from Lifestyle | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32pQGNh

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