https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:44:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-67155 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:47:20 +0000 mrsjyw 67155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Youngest! I came over from Korea halfway done with first grade (Korean school year starts in feb/march)... and they stuck me in first grade because they didn't think I'd pick up English quickly. Anyway... I hated playing chaffeur, having all the guys be a whole year + younger, and also academically felt like I was behind my peers. It all evened out by the time I joined the workforce, but given my age I felt behind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-67153 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:42:30 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 67153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Funny in my friends I has one that was born in November (and was the oldest of us) and one was born in December (the youngest) so it really depends. I think you can choose when you think your child is ready. </p> <p>I was born in may so I was younger but not the youngest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-67149 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:26 +0000 tequiero21 67149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>k, i'd rather be youngest than oldest for stupid reasons. i like older men, so i'd want the guys i date in my class (i never dated any so i guess the point is moot), to be older HAHA. for study-wise, i'd rather be older so hopefully i'm smarter. but i know that's not the case so.... i guess ultimately, i wouldn't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-67057 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:15:55 +0000 SugarplumsMom 67057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm born in September and was one of the youngest, but I honestly never gave it any thought until we started TTC. My husband's the one that's pointed it to me saying that people here in Sweden seem to prefer having a winter baby because it would mean being more developed and bigger during the essential early years. Girls tend to develop faster so it wouldn't be such a big deal, but for boys, a 9 month difference at the age of 6 is a big deal. </p> <p>I still don't think it's that big of a deal and neither does my husband, but it's just one of those preferences. If anything, it helps build character =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-67055 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:14:56 +0000 AmeliaBedelia 67055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd rather be the oldest. I was always one of the youngest (if not THE youngest) in my group of friends. Sometimes it sucked...like the fact that I didn't even get my learner's permit until I was a sophomore in high school. :/ Lol. I graduated high school at 17, college at 20 (though I would have been 21 had I gone for 4 years, but I finished my Bachelors in 3), etc. I don't see many perks to being the youngest, other than saying I'm 29 while the rest of my class is 30 one day? Not that I will/do keep up with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66999 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:35:38 +0000 aunt pol 66999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was always the youngest, by a considerable margin. My birthday is mid July but I was a very independent kid and insisted on going to school the same year as my ten month older best friend. Rules have changed since then and it wouldn't be allowed now. It didn't really bother me, in a way- the ID situation in bars here used to be very relaxed and I was never refused entry anywhere. I certainly never felt any disadvantage from it, other than occasional frustrations like my best friend getting the hang of things, like colouring-in neatly, before me. Of course that's the kind of frustration you'd have with an older sibling/friend anyway. My babas will be May babies so they'll be right in the normal age bracket for the school year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66936 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:22:04 +0000 hilsy85 66936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always been the youngest (december 31st birthday here!) and I"ve always liked it :) The only time it was annoying was in college when I was the last one of my friends to turn 21 and be able to go out to bars without worrying about a fake ID!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66919 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:57:55 +0000 sulli301 66919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in the middle with a March birthday. DD will also be in the middle with an April birthday. I think I'd rather go youngest. I've been thinking about that a lot in terms of when we get pregnant for another baby where their birthday will fall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66915 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:51:26 +0000 chopsuey 66915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Youngest. I'd wanna be #1 in my class too. Muahah. :P Make all them oldies feel dumb! jk.<br /> I was in the middle in my class. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66887 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:56 +0000 joyjoy 66887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually got to experience both--where I live, my December birthday cut me off from entering kindergarten at 4, so when I did finally go to school, I was one of the oldest in my class being already 5 and turning 6. Apparently, I made such a ruckus about the other kids being so slow to catch on and slow to do their work that by third grade, I was sitting in my own little corner doing a separate curriculum. (I really don't remember being as mean as my mom said I was. I just assumed I was advanced. :-P) The next year, they skipped me up one grade, and I went straight to fifth grade, where I was the youngest in my class from then on.</p> <p>Personally, I preferred being the youngest in the class to being the oldest. I was always the shortest in my class, whether the youngest or the oldest, so that never bothered me. Aside from being the last to turn 21, being younger was never an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66870 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:53:39 +0000 BoogieBea 66870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My birthday is in april, so I was kind of in the middle. If I had to choose between older or younger, I think I would choose younger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66869 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:02 +0000 googly-eyes 66869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Idk if I really want to say what state, but it was allowed. I think the birthday cutoff has changed now, but I started K at four, graduated hs at 17, college at 20. Nothing too crazy!<br /> ETA: It didn't affect my social life too much, because I spent so much time on work and school anyway, but I did have to tell friends MANY times "sorry I can't go, not 18/21 yet." only to get the awkward "Oh sorry, I forgot. Maybe next time." (No, I didn't have a fake id.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66857 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:24:41 +0000 BSB 66857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My birthday is in early October and I was the older of my class. I liked it. I got to drive before everyone else did. Which included parties... Academically, I don't think it held me back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66849 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:15:50 +0000 Rubies 66849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd rather be the oldest. My birthday is in March and it felt nice to turn advance in age in the middle of the school year - I felt like I was progressing...I don't know, it made me feel good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66843 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:09:35 +0000 banana 66843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in the middle too and it was ok. A few of my friends were born towards the end of December and were always the oldest ones and were the first ones to drive. I was jealous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66832 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:52:02 +0000 rattles 66832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in the middle, but I think I'd prefer being the oldest. When you're young, being a bigger age/number is always cool, and in high school, I would have been allowed to drive and date earlier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66824 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:30 +0000 PitBulLover 66824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a late Sept birthday and have always been one of the youngest in my class. Part of me liked being one of the youngest because I felt somewhat special. Then came time for everyone to turn 21 and I was 6 mos - 1 year behind and that sucked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66818 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:33:38 +0000 Modern Daisy 66818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm an Oct 6th Bday and I've always been the oldest. I would definitely prefer to be the youngest though, esp as a girl since my potential dating pool was always filled with guys who were younger than me, and we all know that doesn't work! Also, being the first to drive just meant playing chauffer to all my friends.</p> <p>ETA: Not that dating a younger guy 'doesn't work' I just meant that in general girls mature faster than guys so it's advantageous to be in a grade with older guys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66813 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:27:27 +0000 aMohror 66813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was one of the oldest with a November 3rd birthday. I loved it, I don't think I was ahead of any of my friends though, my younger friends never seemed awkward or anything. I liked it because I got to start drivers ed sooner and was driving with my license my freshman year, I lived out of town so that was great! I also turned 18 before I graduated, but my sister was still 17 when she graduated. Looking at both of us I think I had things easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66807 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:19:45 +0000 cyneswith 66807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: Where did you go to school??? The public schools where I lived would not LET students advance that early. I also ended up completing college before I could drink (homeschool), but it didn't affect my social life - my "3.75 GPA or lose it" scholarship did that well enough on its own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66802 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:15:38 +0000 cyneswith 66802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was among the older kids in my class, and my brother was always the youngest (having started overseas and thus a year early.) We were both always in the top three students in our class, but he had an easier time socially. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66770 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:42:37 +0000 LuLu Mom 66770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was born in April, and that is some what young around here. The cut off for school used to be Cctober (now I think it is August) so April was always pretty young. I was always short but school wise I was still one of the "smart" kids. </p> <p>My baby will be one of the older kids since he/she will be born in September/October. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66732 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:19:42 +0000 googly-eyes 66732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was the youngest and would prefer to be the oldest (although even holding me back a year wouldn't have made me the oldest!) Maybe I'm biased but I just don't see the point of completing school a year earlier. When I got out of college I still wasn't old enough to drink...<br /> (ETA I also completed college quickly, just because with work and school it helped me to reduce my schedule to just get through it. Part of why I would have preferred to be older was because I was very independent and worked from 17, more than full time by 18, and had all the responsibility with less of the rights than my friends!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66718 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:17 +0000 heffalump 66718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd rather be the oldest ...until your out if school and being old isn't cool anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66710 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:20 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 66710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in the middle. I think I would prefer being the youngest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66699 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:35:52 +0000 Andrea 66699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I've read a few Malcolm Gladwell books and he always talks about that. </p> <p>When we try for #2, we are going to avoid end of year birthdays. DH was always the youngest in his class and says that he felt socially awkward and was teased a lot. So that has made me think that it is better to be the older category. Plus my friends with December birthdays tell me it stinks and they get shafted for gifts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66695 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:33:02 +0000 Boogs 66695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an April birthday, so think I always feel somewhere in the middle. I quite liked that and since we share a birthday month the same will be true for my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66693 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:31:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 66693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i should note that there have been lots of studies that show kids born at the beginning of the year definitely have an advantage in kindergarten and beyond. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66686 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:59 +0000 MH.Abroad 66686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on the fence. I was always the oldest in my class (until I was homeschooled, well, I still was) and I always felt bored in school. But my best friend was the youngest in hers, and she always felt stupid, like something was wrong with her because she was developmentally and academically behind the rest of her class.</p> <p>I think it would be best to be eldest in your class, but have the opportunity for plenty of additional education to keep you moving and motivated instead of feeling bored all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-would-you-rather-be-the-oldest-one-in-your-class-or-the-youngest#post-66685 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:52 +0000 lilteacherbee 66685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was always one of the youngest. It was annoying at times (being the last one to get my license, etc.), but its not so bad. I graduated college a year early, so with my late birthday, I was 20 with a bachelor's degree! </p>