#yes he was damians guardian for a while but thats. simply not the same thing
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dick grayson categorically does NOT have "eldest daughter syndrome." sorry if that hurts your feelings or whatever but i understand him on a more personal level and i would not describe him with that whatsoever.
#as the oldest of 10 the phrase has always irked me and i can't exactly articulate why other than being transmasc#that might be the whole reason who knows#but even taking the phrase at face value i think it is intrinsically about mothering tasks that oldest daughters are expected to do#like genuine caretaking#yes he was damians guardian for a while but thats. simply not the same thing#if u wanna call him that fine whatever i guess its not hurting anyone but i just think it's doing a disservice to the actaul complexities#of his relationships with his brothers#and honestly all the reasons people say he has it is just. like normal eldest sibling pressures and expectations#yes bruce isn't necessarily a normal parent but still.#i think things ive done like caring for infants doing kids homework making dinner doing laundry paying for groceries and field trips#thankless unpaid babysitting no personal space no privacy#is more relevant to the phrase then the things people say about dick#whatever tbis is just off the cuff dont come at me with a genuine argument because i dont have one#or do ill listen to your case i just dont have the energy to make mine#dick grayson
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