No, C.Ann, the OP's problems do not stem from the fact that
she is the middle child......They stem from the fact that the OP's
own middle child is a sneaky, stealthy, accomplished liar. Sadly, the OP cannot see the truth. Little Liar comes home telling tall tales of the evil teacher and bullies at school and what does the OP do? The poor sap believes every word, despite the fact that it is common knowledge all children lie like a rug and those bruises on them don't mean a bully hit them......He is most likely a self-mulilator.
If the OP wasn't so wrapped up in hating her MIL (it's in there....just read between the lines) and being passive aggressive to her DH (again, it's there, it's just subtle) she would see that her child is as close to Damien as you can get. That boy scout, honor student facade means NOTHING...it's all an act put on to fool her. And boy is it working. Lucky for her, we're here to enlighten her.

