NEW ZEALAND UPDATE: On a recent broadcast of the New Zealand nightly current affairs show “The Project,” Kiwi rugby legend/guest presenter/Middle Child Kieran Read offered to be a spokesperson for the I.M.C.U's efforts to raise awareness of Middle Child’s Day in New Zealand. As head of the I.M.C.U. I’m jumping at the opportunity! I may not know a scrum from a ruck, but I do know having a Kiwi rugby star on our team would be huge. In fact, I’ve already cooked up a fancy title for Read: I.M.C.U. Regional Director, Southwest Pacific. The transition from rugby union to Middle Child union should be an easy one for Read. It would be a no-show job for the most part. But if the day ever comes that we get a Middle Child’s Day parade in Auckland, I definitely expect Kieran to be our Grand Marshall riding on the I.M.C.U. float.
Smack Dab: A Middle Child's Blog
THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE CHILD UNION
Monday, September 12, 2022
Middle Child's Day: A Look Back
Friday, August 12, 2022
Official Middle Child's Day Recognition in New Zealand?
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Ten Years of Middle Child Melodies
Monday, August 8, 2022
How to NOT Celebrate Middle Child's Day
Good lord! I’m failing to see much of a difference between the jokes, the quotes and the messages. Even though they all do share the absence of anything resembling humor. They certainly aren't anywhere near hilarious. Oh, and where are the Middle Child’s Day greeting cards, by the way? That’s right, there are none – which means this blog remains the best (and probably only) place you’ll find them. CLICK HERE to get some for FREE.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
The 2022 Middle Child's Day Gift Guide
year. I mean, it’s not like there’s a plethora of providers. I’d like to be able to blame the pandemic, or supply chain issues, or high gas prices. But it’s most likely because so few people even know that August 12 is Middle Child’s Day! After all, it’s hard to manufacture gifts for a holiday you don’t even know exists. Still, I’m no quitter, so I gave it my best shot.
Friday, July 29, 2022
New Middle Child's Day Greeting Cards are here!!
We're celebrating Middle Child's Day (and the 10th anniversary of the International Middle Child Union) with what could be our best collection of Middle Child's Day greeting cards yet. And if not the best, certainly the newest! Don't be fooled by cheap imitations, even though it's pretty hard to be any cheaper than FREE. These are the only Middle Child's Day greeting cards officially endorsed by the I.M.C.U. Mostly because they are the only Middle Child's Day greeting cards out there, but still...
Monday, July 25, 2022
Prepare for Middle Child's Day. Play Middle Child Jeopardy!
Find out more about that time the Middle Child was on Jeopardy. And that other time.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
International Middle Child Union Celebrates 10 Years of Obscurity!


Monday, July 4, 2022
WANTED: Host City for First-ever Middle Child’s Day Parade
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Middle Child Smacks First Born, and Gets Rewarded!

Sunday, February 27, 2022
Gone, but...Forgotten
My Dearly Departed iPhone: farewell, old friend. May you rest in pieces. |
Monday, February 14, 2022
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Middle Child Valentine's Day Playlist
Feeling unloved on Valentine’s Day? Welcome to the club! Now you know what it feels like to be a Middle Child every day! Being overlooked and under-loved is something we know all too well, but on Valentine’s Day it feels even worse. (It feels almost as bad as getting zero attention on Middle Child’s Day, but not quite. Nothing's worse than that.)
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Friday, December 24, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Guess Who's NOT Coming to Dinner?
“Thanksgiving is NOT the Middle Child of Holidays”
“The Ultimate Middle Child Thanksgiving Meal”
“Let's Talk Turkey: Putting a Middle Child Myth to Rest”
“Thanksgiving: The Middle Child of Holidays”