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Description: Or to vote for her in the town election? Or let her adopt your firstborn child? All of these things might not sound so strange if you are involved in a gift economy. This phrase might seem contradictory. After all, isn't a gift given for free?

Michael Paterniti

I first went to Cambodia in 2002, primarily, as it turned out, to change diapers. My wife had work in Phnom Penh, and thus left with her driver and translator early each morning and returned later each night, while I took care of our firstborn son, who was 2 at the time.

American Writer

P. J. O'Rourke

Passover is my idea of a perfect holiday. Dear God, when you're handing out plagues of darkness, locusts, hail, boils, flies, lice, frogs, and cattle murrain, and turning the Nile to blood and smiting the firstborn, give me a pass. And tell me when it's over.

American Comedian

Nile Rodgers

I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal.

American Musician

John Cho

My wife and I were worried, when we had our firstborn, about how he was going to think of himself in a mostly white neighborhood. Particularly Asian men, I feel, we suffer more than Asian women, because we're told we're not worth anything in general.

American Actor

Carol Bartz

My husband doesn't listen because his mother didn't make him listen. What am I going to do, beat him? I mean: firstborn of a southern family? Firstborn boy? Please. I mean, I love him to death, but is he going to take the garbage out? No.

American Businesswoman

Justin Hartley

I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.

Jane Fallon

I was never one of those little girls who played with baby dolls and picked names for her firstborn. I was playing in the mud with my dog, doing backflips, and climbing trees.

English Author

Hanna Rosin

For nearly as long as civilization has existed, patriarchy - enforced through the rights of the firstborn son - has been the organizing principle, with few exceptions.

Israeli Author

Shalom Harlow

My parents wished peace upon their firstborn child.

Canadian Model

Beth Ostrosky Stern

My parents' firstborn was a rescued collie mix.

American Actress

Firstborn indicates the order among siblings, often associated with specific family roles or expectations.

Sibling Order

Historically, being a firstborn could affect inheritance rights or social status, especially in royal or noble families.

Inheritance Implications

In some cultures, the firstborn has ceremonial roles or is celebrated in specific rites of passage.

Cultural Significance

The term can imply certain expectations for behavior, maturity, or achievements compared to younger siblings.

Family Dynamics

Firstborn as an adjective can reflect pride or a special emotional bond between parents and their eldest child.

Emotional Weight

In some religious traditions, the firstborn holds unique privileges, duties, or is the subject of specific laws.

Religious Heritage

The concept of firstborn in religion often connects to historical practices such as primogeniture or sacrifice.

Historical Context

Firstborn in religious texts can be symbolic, representing new beginnings or a favored status.

Symbolic Roles

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