History PlayingWith / MiddleChildSyndrome

* '''Parodied''': Daniel is ''one minute'' younger than Charlie or one minute older than Ethan (as the older/younger of a pair of twins), and yet is still neglected the most.

* '''Parodied''': Daniel is ''one minute'' younger than Charlie, one minute older than Ethan, or both and yet is still neglected the most.

** Alice and Bob have seven children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel, Ethan, [[UnfortunateNames Flower]], Gerald, Hillary and Igor. Flower gets the least attention.

** Alice and Bob have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings many children]]. The one ''right in the middle of the birth order'' is neglected.

* '''Played for Drama''': Daniel dies of neglect, while Alice and Bob [[KarmaHoudini aren't arrested]] because they (supposedly) didn't know he existed. [[note]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It is actually possible for a baby to die from being severely neglected.]] [[/note]]

* '''Played for Drama''': Daniel dies of neglect, while Alice and Bob [[KarmaHoudini aren't arrested]] because they (supposedly) didn't know he existed.

** Daniel is TheUnFavorite among his siblings.

** Daniel's experiences teach a new generation of parents how to avoid this mentality.

** Same as above, except Daniel is TheUnFavorite among his siblings.

** Same as above, except Daniel is [[TheUnFavorite]] among his siblings.

** Same as above, except Daniel is the UnFavorite among his siblings.

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* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob both make sure to treat all of their children equally.

* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have three children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel and Ethan. Daniel is neglected the most.

** Alice and Bob have seven children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel, Ethan, [[UnfortunateNames Flower]], Gerald, Hillary and Igor. Flower is neglected the most.

** Alice and Bob have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings lots of children]]. The one ''right in the middle of the birth order'' is neglected.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob have three children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel and Ethan. They treat them with love and care; just that Charlie and Ethan gets more attention than Daniel.

** Daniel is average but Charlie and Ethan have some combination of:\\
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D) Some other combination that logically results in a necessity of parental attention skewed away from Daniel.\\
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It's not unfairness - just a fact of life.

* '''Parodied''': Daniel is ''one minute'' younger than Charlie and yet is still neglected the most.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice and Bob have seven children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel, Ethan, Flower, Gerald, Hillary and Igor. Charlie, Flower, and Igor get attention, while the other four are neglected.

** None of the characters have more than one sibling.

* '''Discussed''': "No, my parents don't abuse or neglect me just become I'm the second child! What a silly notion."

* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice tells a friend, "We're a pretty normal family of four - I mean, five."
* '''Played For Drama''': Daniel dies of neglect, while Alice and Bob don't get arrested because they (supposedly) didn't know he existed.

Back to MiddleChildSyndrome, and wait...where's Daniel?
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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob have three children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel and Ethan. Daniel is neglected the most.

** Alice and Bob have seven children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel, Ethan, [[UnfortunateNames Flower]], Gerald, Harry and Igor. Flower is neglected the most.

* '''Justified''':
** For Charlie, as the oldest, he will be taking on Bob's legacy. For Ethan, as the youngest, he gets to be pampered like the baby. For Daniel, well, he is neither, so naturally, he is neglected the most.

B) Charlie and Ethan are gifted.\\

* '''Inverted''': Daniel is pampered and supported the most compared to his other brothers.
* '''Subverted''': Daniel complained about this and the counselor confronted his parents about it. Alice and Bob claimed otherwise.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...because they "know" they only have two children, leaving Daniel out.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings lots of children]]. One of them complaints of being the most neglected. He is the one right in the middle of the birth order.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Enforced''': The middle child is the main/viewpoint character and it's [[RuleOfDrama more dramatic]] and/or [[RuleOfFunny funnier]] if shit happens to him.

* '''Exploited''': Daniel got to do a lot of things behind Alice and Bob's back, knowing they wouldn't care about what he is doing anyway.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob both made sure to treat all of their children equally.

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': The Middle Child is favoured the least.

** Same as above, except ''only'' Charlie and Igor get attention.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob have seven children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel, Ethan, [[UnfortunateNames Flower]], Gerald, Harry and Igor. Flower is neglected the most.

** For Charlie, as the oldest, he will be taking on Bob's legacy. For Ethan, as the youngest, he gets to be pampered like the baby. For Daniel, well, he is neither, so natually, he is neglected the most.

* '''Subverted''': Daniel complained about this and the counselor confronted his parent about this. They claimed otherwise
* '''Double Subverted''': ...because the 'know' they only have two children, leaving Daniel out.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob have LOTS of Children. One of them complaints of being the most neglected. He is the one right in the middle of the birth order.

* '''Discussed''': "No, my parents don't abuse or neglect me just become I'm the second child! [[ThatsJustSilly What a silly notion]]."
* '''Conversed''': ???

%%* '''Implied''': ???

** All three children are treated equally.
** Or all of them are equally neglected

* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Justified''': For Charlie, as the oldest, he will be taking on Bob's legacy. For Ethan, as the youngest, he gets to be pampered like the baby. For Daniel, well, he is neither, so natually, he is neglected the most.
* Daniel is average but Charlie and Ethan have some combination of:
** a)Charlie and Ethan have learning difficulties
** b)Charlie and Ethan are gifted
** c)One of each
** d)Some other combination that logically results in a necessity of parental attention skewed away from Daniel. It's not unfairness - just a fact of life.

* '''Averted''': All three children are treated equally.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob have three children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel and Ethan. They treat them with love and care; just that Charlie and Ether gets more attention than Daniel.
* '''Justified''': For Charlie, as the oldest, he will be taking on Bob's legacy. For Ethan, as the youngest, he gets to be pampered like the baby. For Daniel, well, he is neither, so natually, he is neglected the most

* '''Subverted''': Daniel complained about this and the coucellor confronted his parent about this. They claimed otherwise

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob have seven children from the oldest: Charlie, Daniel, Ethan, [[UnfortunateNames Fred]], Gerald, Harry and Igor. Flower is neglected the most.