I once mused on the idea of setting up an Eldest Daughters’ Convention. Its purpose was to gather all first-born women to not only talk about that unique position where you are your parents’ first experiment in child-rearing but also to discuss the many expectations heaped on your shoulders if you are a girl. One of the key breakout sessions, I thought, would be one on ‘How to Deal with Dad.’
I am an eldest daughter as well as an eldest child. It may seem sexist to only organise a special conference for my brethren (well, sistren!), but I do think that eldest daughters have a
