Karishma, there is a TikTok video that has been watched more than 6 million times about “eldest daughter syndrome”. As a middle child, I can already hear my older sister quietly rejoicing at this phrase (I’m surprised she hasn’t sent me the TikTok). Can you talk us through what the video is about?
I have been itching to talk about this, Claire. In the video you reference, a licensed marriage and family therapist from the US – Kati Morton – explains eldest daughter syndrome (or “EDS”) as a “term coined to describe the unique pressures and responsibilities placed on to the oldest daughter of the family”. Morton argues that those with eldest daughter syndrome are “responsible for more domestic labour” than other siblings.
