The Middle Child, The Oreo

 I saw this on FB....

There is always things you read about on the first born, then there is 

the baby, but not often do you find something on the middle

child! I am a middle child,

I am an Oreo and I love this.


The middle child always gets a bad rap,
but they’re nothing short of amazing.

The middles are what holds the family together.

They’re the sweet, creamy filling of the Oreo.
They’re the peanut butter and jelly between the sibling sandwich.
They’re the sibling bridge between the eldest and the youngest.

They’re forced to give in to the youngest or have things snatched from their hands by the oldest.

They’re getting dragged along eating snacks,
napping in car seats,
or only wearing hand-me-downs.

But we see them even when our eyes and ears are drawn to their siblings because they need our immediate attention.

But our attention is constantly prepared to shift to them whenever they need,
no matter their age,
wherever they are,
and no matter how many people are distracting us.

The Oreo would never be the same without the creamy filling,
the sandwich would be boring without peanut butter,
and our family would be lost without them.

We hope they know how loved, cherished, and important they are.

May be an image of 3 people, child and text

Comments

Ann said…
We didn't have an oreo in our family. It was just me and my brother. He was the oldest.
July 18, 2024
Darla M Sands said…
Okay, this is weird. I just posted on a blog about how management painting the outside entrance to our subterranean apartment tainted an open package of Oreos in our cupboard. That happened in the early 1990's and I haven't wanted to eat them since. lol We were cleaning to redeem our deposit and discovered the reason. There was a gap between our inside drywall and the cement flooring outside (!), which also explained why gnats plagued us the single summer we lived there. Be well!
July 18, 2024
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Rest of Today

Image
After my trip to town today,  visit with the doc, stopping  and picking up breakfast I  headed home.  I had dropped Dakota off at mom's for the day. He was going  to spend the day  playing with Klohe and Cheyenne. While he was hanging at mom's Lily and I chilled all day.  So much to do but I can't seem to get it in gear. Later....I had an apt for a hair cut. But I left out early to stop  at the  Mystic Heart. I picked up some healing stones there.  Entering the store I read this sign... haha Then while in there I saw this sign. From there I headed to see  Kelley, my hair stylist. This is what I was shooting for. Course, it will look different on  me due to hair color and  texture of hair.  I am good with it. I got to Heads Up a bit early  so Kelley still had a young boy she was working on and his dad after him. I had to snap a pic of Kelley making sure that I got
Read more

Done Deal, Fall Color, Paint Class, New Man, Treat, and Soup, Cats and Broom

Image
Well, what was I thinking? HAHA After laying on my couch in so much pain all summer, I knew moving closer to  Amber was the thing to do, The timing of finding my dream home was off. However, Two days of Open House and I have a contract. Selling as is, minor repairs.  Inspection to be done after  the work in the  den and BR is done. The process of getting here while just a couple of weeks of healing was a challenge. My daughter was a big  help weekend before  last. I just collect to many projects that I  never get around to and that has to stop. I have to say, last time  was easier, I had moved into my childhood home before I sold the other, so it was empty when sold. EASIER. I hate moving so close to Christmas but it is  what it is. Fall seems to have made it to us the past week. I am surprised, we were losing so many leaves due to no rain,  glad to have some color. In between packing, cleaning, repairs and life in general, I have  managed to do a few things. I taught a paint class an
Read more