DON'T MISS THESE MIDDLE CHILD HOLIDAY CLASSICS:

“Melvin, the Middle Reindeer”

“The Middle Child's Night Before Christmas”

“Chanukah, Oh Chanukah (Middle Child Style)”

 

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Joy Vey!

Celebrate the Holiday Season with these Mid Kid Klassics:

NEW!!  
“Chanukah, Oh Chanukah” (Middle Child Style)

8 nights of presents means 8 nights of Middle Child Syndrome!

PLUS: Read “The Middle Candle: A Chanukah Story”

“The Middle Child’s Night Before Christmas”

Not a creature was stirring... except the Middle Child!

PLUS: Was the author of "The Night Before Christmas" a Middle Child?

CLICK HERE to find out more.

“Melvin the Middle Reindeer”

The musical tale of everyone's favorite forgotten reindeer.

PLUS: Shop the Smack Dab Shop for the best selection of Middle Child gifts.

(Nothing will arrive in time for the holidays, but we're used to being forgotten!!)

The Middle Candle: a Chanukah Story

Let's hear it for the most important candle on the menorah.

     It's not too often “the middle one” gets to go first. But during Chanukah that all changes. Every night, for eight nights, it's the middle candle that gets lit first. Without it, no other candles get lit. That's a big deal. I mean, if it weren’t for the middle candle, all those other candles would just be sitting there. What kind of Chanukah would that be?
     The middle candle is also the only candle that has an actual name. It’s called the shammash. All the other candles? Nobody even knows what they’re called. They have names like 3 and 5. And while that’s an all too familiar feeling for many Middle Children, it’s nice to see the shoe on the other foot for a change. Even if it’s only a candle. And yes, I realize candles don’t have feet, and therefore no shoes, so maybe that wasn’t the best metaphor. But you get the point.
     Shammash is Hebrew for servant, so the middle candle is thought of as a mere “helper” candle by many -- probably a lot of first and last borns. But let me ask you this: if the middle candle is simply some second class candle, how come it gets to sit on the highest perch of the menorah? That's clearly the best seat in the house! A special place, well above it’s less favorite brothers and sisters. I mean candles. No, the middle candle is clearly the most important one on the menorah. And that is the real miracle of Chanukah.