Calling out all soldiers, aka oldest siblings, who apparently had completely different versions of their parents than their youngest siblings did. You had an 11 pm curfew; they didn't even have one. You were tracked on Life 360; now your siblings can disappear for two whole days, and your parents won't even notice. You weren't allowed to date until you were basically middle age; your 15-year-old sister already has her boyfriend over. Life is not fair to the oldest siblings, and I can confirm because I am one.
Seeing your siblings walk through life with such freedom is very bittersweet; of course, you are glad they don't have to endure all the limitations you went through as a teenager, but at the same time, jealousy takes over, wishing your parents applied half of the rules to them that they did to you. I think every oldest sibling should have some kind of reward for all the hard work they did for the rest of the family. Not to mention the side quest that comes with being the oldest: parenting. Every family has their own dynamic and structure; it's what makes them work and not fall apart. Most of the time, these dynamics are made by time and roles each member takes on, corresponding to their personality.
The particular role oldest siblings usually develop is parenting their youngest siblings. This is a very important role for the character development of both of them; the oldest might end up burned out from raising their sibling, and the youngest will probably walk away with life lessons that will prevent them from messing up in life. They might even walk through life more carelessly. Uninformed of all the hardships their oldest siblings took to protect them. No boring paperwork to fill in, no long lectures about how dangerous strangers are. Life is easier on them. And although we love to play victim about it, deep down we all know that we wouldn't want it any other way.
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