A new baby has arrived, now it is a family of three. When the baby grows up into a toddler, mom and dad have twin brother and sister in the family. The boy is now the older brother of the two siblings. He is expected to take care of the younger siblings. His role has gone from being the son to an older brother.
It is soon time to enroll in school, as the role of a school pupil, you are expected to behave well in public when you wear the school uniform, not to tarnish the reputation of the school, but to raise the image of the school. school if he did and performs. either in school academically or in public. At home, he continued to be the children of the family, behaving well and living up to parental expectations, taking care of the twin brothers and at the same time taking care of his own school work. His responsibilities increased and so did his stress level. If there were a fight with the children at home, it does not have to be him who causes chaos in the fight or fight, however the culprit or canned will usually be the older brother. Even if the most naughty are his siblings, as an older child in the family, you must be the one to sacrifice yourself and give your needs to the little ones. Meeting the needs of brother and sister are your responsibilities. Therefore, the older brother feels the stress even at this young age.
Since he lives in a big city, there are many houses around him. He is a neighbor of all the other households near his house. He greets them and plays with the children around him, he is a good neighbor and a friend. As he reaches puberty, his puppy love can develop, and he has a girlfriend, and taking care of his girlfriend is now his role as boyfriend. In courtship, fights or small fights can arise, and he as a man has to give in and appease his love, so it is again a happy ending. His vital responsibility and his stress level increase again. He is the son of his parents, the older brother of his siblings, a classmate of his schoolmates, a student at school, a friend of classmates outside of school, a neighbor of other homes.
In his late teens, he entered the workforce and is an IT software engineer. After a few years of work, he is financially stable, he marries the love of his life. They had children, and now he is a father and husband. His brothers got married and he, as the eldest son of the family, was the father to stay with his new family. His role, responsibility and stress level became more and more. He came to feed the family, love and support his wife, educate the children. He is caught between his mother and his wife when quarrels or communication problems occur, he has to pacify these two women and needs to ensure family harmony and financial security, which played an important role in raising a happy family.
At work, he is the superior of his subordinates, being responsible for the company in which he worked, answering for the performance of his team. In the economic downturn, his company sent a memo that a downsizing may occur, he has to assuage the concerns of his subordinates and continue to work for the company, though he also cares about himself. What a stressful life!
His role, responsibility and stress level became more and more. Does this all sound too familiar? Each of our role, responsibility, and stress level has been increasing and increasing as we move into different stages of life. Therefore, we must learn to stay relaxed and de-stress as much as possible, so that we do not fall victim to depression and remain happy and strong for the loved ones around us. Let’s all have happy endings.