right or wrong? you be the judge...

It's that time of year again when the birth festivities are in full swing. I (occasionally) like to joke that the world revolves around me at this point in the year, but don't usually take it too seriously - until last Monday that is.

On Monday, in our student training time, we were lead through some personality profiling; in particular about the birth order of people within their families. This is what was said about a female only child:

"The female only child often has an underlying sense of herself as a special person - Her Highness - and she is often hurt if others don't treat her that way. She may crave approval, if not adoration, especially from the men in her life. She often has difficulty understanding others unless they are like her. She is at once mature for her years and yet perpetually childish.

The only girl child is often over-protected by her parents and that can lead her, as an adult, to expect similar protection and care from friends and husband. The husband she chooses (and she usually does the choosing) will have to be a flexible, easy going, good natured man, able to cope with her wilfulness. An older man is usually best, someone who is amused rather than threatened by her capriciousness and her tendency to test his love. Like the male only, the female only is not well suited to any particular birth order spouse. The best choice is an oldest brother of sisters or a younger brother of sisters... another only child is the most difficult match, as it is unlikely that he will worship her sufficiently or that she will be able to cater to his needs...

Her female friends are likely to be oldest sisters of sisters or sometimes youngest sister of sisters. She, more than the male only child, will want to have friends and may seek intimacy without having the skills to attain it easily. A female only is usually quite intelligent and competent, but her talent may be wasted unless she as the ideal work situation, which is a congenial environment where she can work alone or for a kind, older man."

mmm....