I am definitely glad I wasn't a kid at the time the books first came out! I was reading a lot of adventure stories when I was that age and I desperately wishing for something special and exciting to happen in my life.
My family wasn't like Harry's either - thank goodness! I just was the oldest child in the whole family (all my cousins are several years younger than me) and sister to a younger brother who was very difficult as a child and my parents and grandparents were always worried about him. My earliest memories are of being told to be reasonable and considerate and mature because I was the eldest - which I was until I turned 17, and then quite a bit of hell broke lose. All delayed temper tantrums, I suspect. :)
The funny thing is, my brother to this day accuses our parents and grandparents of neglecting him while I distinctly remember that they worried and talked about him so much that I felt no matter how well I did, I wasn't as important as he was. Odd, isn't it?
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My family wasn't like Harry's either - thank goodness! I just was the oldest child in the whole family (all my cousins are several years younger than me) and sister to a younger brother who was very difficult as a child and my parents and grandparents were always worried about him. My earliest memories are of being told to be reasonable and considerate and mature because I was the eldest - which I was until I turned 17, and then quite a bit of hell broke lose. All delayed temper tantrums, I suspect. :)
The funny thing is, my brother to this day accuses our parents and grandparents of neglecting him while I distinctly remember that they worried and talked about him so much that I felt no matter how well I did, I wasn't as important as he was. Odd, isn't it?