https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:02:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196999 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:10:39 +0000 mrsjyw 196999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep - I'm the glue that keeps all of my extended family on my dad's side together.</p> <p>It's exhausting, but worth it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196973 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:54:39 +0000 Grace 196973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the oldest of 3 and have been called the peacemaker. My middle sister studied conflict resolution in university, so now she's becoming peacemaker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196554 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:15:21 +0000 sulli301 196554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am the oldest of 2, my little brother is 7 years younger than me. I am not the peacemaker, but I also try to stay out of my families drama! I am very organized &amp; by the rules, my brother!? not so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196522 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:48:55 +0000 cyneswith 196522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the peacemaker, or was growing up. My brother is medicated now, so he's way less volatile - not really a need for someone to soothe the savage beast anymore. I'm the youngest of two, though we had younger foster kids in and out when I was 5 to 11 years old. Now I'm more likely to tell people to man the !@#$ up or shut up (not in those words, but mostly by proposing the obvious solution.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196494 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:32:09 +0000 chopsuey 196494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the family troublemaker, HAHA. But I don't like drama and hate when people fight. I like making peace.<br /> I'm the youngest of 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196493 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:32:07 +0000 MamaMoose 196493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My immediate family doesn't have (or need) a peace maker as far as I can tell. We all get along pretty well and things are calm. It's me, my parents, and my older brother.</p> <p>My husband is definitely the peace maker in his family though. His younger sister and his dad get in to it all the time and my husband is just so chill and laid back that it's often up to him to diffuse the situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196491 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:31:13 +0000 Honeybee 196491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, and I'm number 4 out of 5. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196488 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:30:20 +0000 DillonLion 196488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For reference, I am an only child. A "satellite" of my large family in New York all moved to Texas when I was a baby. So there are 6 of us in the Dallas area, now 7 if you include my husband. That is my two parents, my aunt, my uncle, my grandmother, DH and I. That is who I play middle man with. My aunt and uncle have a strained relationship with my parents (my dad and his sister), for example. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196487 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:30:03 +0000 mrbee 196487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Sucks to be you haha!</p> <p>Just kidding, I'm in the same boat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196485 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:28:33 +0000 DillonLion 196485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Oh yeah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196481 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:27:20 +0000 mrbee 196481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Do family members come to you with their grievances about each other? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196479 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:26:29 +0000 DillonLion 196479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if I'm the peacekeeper but I definitely feel like the middle man sometimes. I basically get along with everyone, but everyone else doesn't get along with each other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196478 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:25:04 +0000 MrsBrewer 196478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, I don't know, maybe? I'm the oldest but I have a younger brother and sister and they are twins, so neither of them really have the "middle child" experience. Even though it would technically be my sister since she is 7 mintues older :-)</p> <p>We just kind of argue all the time :-) normally in fun banter </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196474 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:21:59 +0000 autumnlove 196474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my older brother has always been the peacemaker. I grew up in a family of four.</p> <p>DH is the peacemaker in his family. He is the youngest of three children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196473 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:21:59 +0000 singingbee 196473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oops...forgot the rest. There are four girls and I'm the oldest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196472 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:21:40 +0000 singingbee 196472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort-of. I know that I am more willing to compromise and keep the peace. That's also because I'm the oldest, so I try to keep things in order. I know that I will defer to my sisters since they tend to be more opinionated and will complain a lot of if things are difficult for them. I was the peacemaker in my group of friends. </p> <p>My mom was the peacemaker with her siblings and she is the middle child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-the-family-peacemaker#post-196468 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:18:42 +0000 mrbee 196468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always been the family peacemaker... although that role has been reduced over the years, thankfully. Still, I'm a middle child (third of four) and we tend to be peacemakers.</p> <p>Hey I just realized: with family size decreasing in parts of the world, does that mean we will have less middle children and less peacemakers? :)</p> <p>Anyway I'm curious: are you the family peacemaker? And just for kicks, how large is your family and what's your birth order? </p>