Learning to be the Baby ...and taking that role very seriously!

So the past 5-6 months have held a huge learning curve for me in terms of familial roles. You see, I am now the youngest, "the baby", of our household, with one other being twenty-five and the others being thirty+. I have gone from being the oldest of seven, to the youngest of four. And it is fun times! (usually, unless I am getting picked on which does happen quite often.) Here are some observations:
1) The oldest ones usually do end up being right - which has a disadvantage and an advantage. The disadvantage: is I learn the hard way they were right. The advantage: because I am wrong more often the older ones do more stuff for me!
2) I get to be immature without reason - I am after all the youngest and it is expected! I take this role very seriously.
3) I get to create all kinds of rucous and start arguments just to stir up trouble. This is fun.
4) I do get picked on by all three above me - usually at the same time. I learn to laugh at myself. This is good. (I also like to think that they are uniting at my expense - a small sacrafice to pay for familial unification ;)
5) And finally, I do not have to fix anyone else's problems. I am not the one with the most experience - I am the baby. I can chose to be oblivious to the problems of other people instead of dealing with them. After all, they have more life experience than me.

I will not reflect on all I have written from my "oldest of seven point of view" because that would probably lead me to conclude that if I was the youngest in my own family I would drive my oldest self insane.

This does go out to both of my families - enjoy:)
\manda

ps. the foot is slowly healing...I might include a picture later.