We Are Stem

we are stem

to the little girl first discovering a love of science on a school trip to the planetarium

to the little boy who dreams of diving into the depths of the ocean and discovering the world at our shores

to the burnt out high schooler wishing their science classes felt more like the theorizing video essays they watch until 1am

to the premed student losing her mind over a lab report

to the grad student standing tall at his first conference

to the programmer fearing she won't be taken seriously in heels

to the biologist afraid to introduce his PI to his husband for fear of being thought of differently

to the doctor whose patients ask to touch her hair and mispronounce her name

to the chemist wheeling up to his lab station

to the artist who is an engineer who is an artist who is an engineer

to the thinkers, dreamers, worriers, gamers, watchers, theorizers, believers

all genders, all races, all religious, all nationalities, all sexualities, all personalities

stem is incomplete without us

Being the middle child and what it means

I think we've all stumbled upon the silly jokes on Pinterest and even here about what it means to be the middle child. A bunch of brave souls have even posted comedic reels on TikTok explaining in a funny way a lot of things middle children go through. However, I am not here to talk about those.

No, I am here to talk about how tiring it is to be the middle child for a whole other reason. You are always the mediator; you are always trying to balance things out between the older and the youngest sibling. The mediator between the other siblings and the parents. Probably, it's not the same for all middle children; but God am I tired of always trying to explain to every single person in my family what the other means. Always the one the others are going to complain to. For a while it is nice, you are seen, you are trusted, but how much weight can you carry? You get to understand everyone but no one gets you or each other because they just can't speak their minds to each other.

The double role you have to fill in; not just a younger sibling but also an older one as well. It takes some time to get used to. Especially, when the youngest sibling is younger for more than three years. Personally, I still can't shake my younger sibling behaviour off; I still make my older brother's life a living hell. I still prank him in the way only younger siblings do. He is the one I call when I don't know something, cause it's easier to ring him than search it on Google. At the same time, I can't help constantly worrying about my little brother; I need to put him to bed when he is drunk and emotional, set a bucket by his bed and make sure he sleeps on his side. I still whine at my older brother when he doesn't go along with all my whims but I also act the same as him with our younger brother.

Being the middle child means you are always in the middle of everything whether you want it or not. It is tiring, it is tough, and sometimes it drives you insane. Nevertheless, I wouldn't change it for the world.

REBLOG IF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HAS HELPED YOU THROUGH BAD TIMES IN YOUR LIFE

- Supernatural - Sherlock - Doctor Who - Torchwood - The Mighty Boosh - Dan and Phil - The IT Crowd - My Chemical Romance - Fall Out Boy - Panic! At The Disco - Twenty Øne Piløts - All Time Low - 5 Seconds of Summer - Against the Current - As It Is - Pierce the Veil - Mallory Knox - Sleeping With Sirens - Misha Collins [as a person tbh because he’s amazing as fuck] - Ghostbusters (2016 and/or Original) [YOU DO YOU OKAY I LOVE BOTH] - Disney Movies - Tim Burton movies (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, etc.) - Harry Potter - Fictional characters/actors/actresses from something I haven’t mentioned here on this list

{I need to find more fandom blogs so hit me up, I promise I don’t bite - that’s not one of my kinks.}

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6 years ago