Comedian and actor Billy Crystal is the youngest of three and said "the only thing I was moody about was that one brother is 6ft 2in and the other one is 5ft 10in"

喜劇演員比利·克里斯托是家里三個孩子中最小的，他說：“我唯一不爽的就是一個哥哥身高6英尺2英寸（188厘米），而另外一個哥哥身高5英尺10英寸（178厘米）。”（他本人的身高只有170厘米。）

There have been numerous studies around birth order; some say first-born children may be more likely to be overweight, while another study said older siblings are smarter on average.

關(guān)于出生順序曾有過許多研究；有的研究認(rèn)為第一個出生的孩子更容易肥胖，而另一項研究稱，老大通常都更聰明。

Isabel Gregg, a third-born 25-year-old teacher from Leeds, said her parents were "easier" on her than her brothers.

來自英國利茲市的25歲教師伊莎貝爾·格雷格在家排行老三，她說父母對她比對哥哥們更“寬容”。

"My scenario was quite unique as I was the third born to twin brothers. They were, and still are, really close so I was on the outside of their little club," she said.

她說：“我的情況比較特殊，我的前面是一對雙胞胎哥哥。他們從過去到現(xiàn)在都很親密，而我則被排除在他們的小圈子之外?！?/p>

"They had each other on their adventures, so as a solo-explorer, I was more cautious than them. One of the best things is that they have always been fiercely protective and supportive of me, and have guided the way when I was perhaps too nervous."

“他們在人生旅途中彼此照應(yīng)，所以作為孤獨的探險者，我比他們都更謹(jǐn)慎。最棒的是，他們總是極力保護和支持我，并在我過于緊張的時候為我指明道路?！?/p>

Another third-born, Conor Egan from Barnsley, also benefited from more relaxed parenting.

來自英國巴恩斯利的康納·伊根也是一位受益于寬松管教的老三。

"I definitely had more freedom than my older siblings, and my parents were far more lenient. This might be why I was probably less responsible than my brother and sister, as I always knew someone would sort out whatever it was that I needed," he said.

他說：“我無疑比我的哥哥姐姐們更自由，我的父母對我也仁慈得多。這也許是為什么我沒有哥哥姐姐那么有責(zé)任心，因為我知道不論我需要什么，總有人會為我擺平?！?/p>

截圖來自BBC網(wǎng)站

Blogger and writer Hattie Harrison lives in Tunbridge Wells with her three children: Lola, 7, Frank 4 and Olive, 2.

博主兼作家哈蒂·哈里森和她的三個孩子——7歲的羅拉、4歲的弗蘭克和2歲的奧利弗——住在英國坦布里奇韋爾斯。

"People teeter on the edge of 'should I have three or shouldn't I'," the 32-year-old said.

這位32歲的母親說：“人們會猶豫到底要不要生三個孩子?！?/p>

Hattie's most read blog post 'To Three or Not To Three' asked just that.

哈蒂閱讀量最高的博文“要三胎還是不要三胎”就提出了這個問題。

"I think it's different for everyone. The hardest was going from none to one. That's life changing," she said. "I always wanted a larger family. But going from one to two is quite hard because suddenly you can be outnumbered at home. That's quite a contrast."

“我覺得答案對于每個人來說都不同。最難的部分就是從沒有孩子到有一個孩子。這將改變你的人生，”她說，“我一直想擁有一個大家庭，但是從一個孩子到兩個孩子挺艱難的，因為突然之間你在家里就成了少數(shù)。前后對比相當(dāng)大?！?/p>

Each of her children have different personalities.

她的每個孩子性格都不一樣。

"My middle child is shy and the little one is cocky and fearless, having always had siblings to look after her," Hattie said.

哈蒂說：“我的第二個孩子比較害羞，最小的孩子自大且無畏，因為一直有哥哥姐姐照看著她?！?/p>

當(dāng)然，三個孩子也會給家庭帶來不小的負擔(dān)。

Certain benefit payments are limited to the first two children in a family

有些福利只有家里的頭兩個孩子才能享受。

Family tickets are often only applicable to those made up of two adults and two children, so days outs and holidays can become a lot more expensive

家庭套票通常只適用于兩個成人和兩個小孩，所以五口之家的外出和度假將會變得昂貴得多。

Extra child-safety seats can mean a bigger-than-average car

多一張兒童椅意味著要買比普通車型大的車。

As a parent, Hattie found herself less worried the third time around.

作為父母，哈蒂發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在生了第三個孩子后沒那么擔(dān)心了。

"You've seen how it worked. Every time I had a child the advice had totally changed so you stress less about the advice. Everybody's winging it, including the experts."

“你已經(jīng)知道這一切都是怎么回事。每一次我生孩子都會收到截然不同的建議，所以我對各種建議也就不那么上心了。每個人都是即興發(fā)揮，包括專家們?！?/p>

But there were changes to come, not least "more plastic around the house and more questions about dinner".

但是也會有一些改變，不只是“屋子里堆了更多塑料玩具，以及更多關(guān)于吃飯的問題。”

"Logistically it changes a lot - a bigger car to fit three car seats, three groups of friends and three different childcare settings. Keeping track is hard," Hattie said.

哈蒂說：“在后勤方面改變很大——一輛能裝下三個兒童座椅的汽車、三個朋友群和三組不同的育兒配置。要跟進這些很難?！?/p>

Every family is different, but Hattie's advice for Catherine and Prince William is: "Go with the flow. Hunker down as a family and do what works for you."

每個家庭都不一樣，但哈蒂送給凱特王妃和威廉王子的建議是：“順其自然。安靜地過好自己的家庭生活，采用適合自己的辦法?！?/p>

英文來源：BBC

翻譯&編輯：丹妮