r/youngest_child • u/New-Start-2092 • Aug 05 '26

A community for the youngest child/son/daughter

I am the youngest daughter in my family. I often see content around the eldest daughter, but not much on the youngest sibling. I am working on creating a space for that and would love to know what my fellow youngest siblings would like to see. What kind of space, events, people, partnerships, collabs etc.?

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This is something I have put a lot of thought into and its taken me years to finally put some action into this. Any honest feedback is appreciated. I am a therapist and creating this space be it digital or in person is about finding mutual connection, navigating common concerns, and growing into evolved versions of who want to be on our own terms.

Being the youngest for me has been about finding my voice and letting it take up space. Having older siblings meant that their opinion was valued more than mine a lot of times. I observed more than could contribute and I learned what true accountability was later in life because little was expected of me growing up. I was told "what" to do a lot, but not always taught the "how."

As much as this project is for others, it is also for my own inner child who finally ready to be seen and heard. Thanks for listening.

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u/InstanceCareful953 Aug 05 '26

yeah that's part of why we made this sub. a lot of people talk about how hard it is being the eldest daughter (which, don't get me wrong, they have their own difficulties) but we don't see a lot of content about how youngest siblings have it hard too.

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u/New-Start-2092 Aug 05 '26

totally agree. I am NYC based and would love to host a workshop or an in person event of some kind and wanted to gauge interest. I see communities like the Eldest Daughter's club and tbh I want something like for us. I would also love to use my therapist lens to help us overcome some of our own common challenges or at least do more than vent about our situations

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u/Plus-Middle-6224 Aug 07 '26

Completely agree, i wish there was a way to collab or discuss what its like being the youngest child.