Being the youngest child in the family has its pros and cons. For me it seemed like it had more disadvantages than advantages when I was young but now I enjoy being the youngest. I come from a family with two children which means I have an older sister as I am the youngest. We are three years apart so there is a difference of freedom given to each of us. For example, things that she can do but I cannot because I am not old enough yet. I used to envy her when she was given the freedom to go out with her friends without parental guidance and go to parties. She was also given a cell phone for one of her birthdays while I still had to borrow my parent's phone. I was also jealous when she finished her UPSR and left primary school. I could not wait to get over with primary school and go to secondary school. Not only that, I wasn't satisfied when she was given more pocket money than me. I did not understand that the cost of food in secondary school was more than in primary school and that she would need extra money for lunch when she stays back in school for extra-curricular activities.
As years past by, I begun to understand why we were not given equal rights to certain things. It was not that we were not given equal rights even though that was what I thought of it as when I was younger but now I understand that it is just in the matter of time. Everything has its own timing. She was once not able to go out alone with her friends or had lesser pocket money also. Now I understand what I did not and am able to see the bigger picture.
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