Anthony Weiner: His Birth Order another View

 

The news is all a buzz about Congressman Anthony Weiner 

and his photos sent over his twitter account to young women.  

Many will say another politician showing a disregard for the 

rules that others most follow.  Some may see a man going 

through a mid-life crisis.  I would say we need to look at his 

life in the context of Birth Order and we may find a reason 

for his behavior.

A Family of Brothers

Anthony was born September 4, 1964 and was the second 

birth to his Father Morton an attorney and Frances a math 

teacher. He had an older brother Seth born in 1961, three 

years older and a younger brother Jason at least four years 

younger. Sibling rivalry usually occurs between the first 

two children.  When both are boys the testosterone level 

can be high and result in a struggle for the throne.  

Remember Cain and Abel?  Anthony was the second born

and may have developed a more aggressive personality in 

his attempt to dethrone his brother. When there are no girls 

in a family, girls can be a mystery to these boys and the 

fascination may continue all their lives.

Anthony as a Second Born

Some of the characteristics of a true second born is that he is

not the better student but usually a better athlete with a more

outgoing personality than the older brother.  This may have 

been the case with Anthony as he ended up at a technical 

high school and then went on to a local college where he also 

played hockey. Having a name like Weiner would be a focal 

point for jokes and humor at his expense.  As a number Two

birth order he would not take this easily and may also have 

been the reason for a more combative personality.

First Job an Entry into Politics

As a number Two birth order he would always be looking for

a way to better his position in life. His first job out of college

in 1985 was to join the office of Representative Chuck 

Schumer. Chuck called him Weiner Beaner but Anthony kept 

saying that “one day I will have your job”. He was in this 

position for one year when his parents divorced. As a second 

born the stability of this job would have been even more 

important during this time.

Anthony as a First Born

He continued to work in Schumer’s office until 1991.  Always

upward mobile, he ran and won a seat on the New York City

Council in 1992 and stayed until 1998.  It was that year he won

Chuck Schumer’s seat in Congress. In the year 2000, his older

Brother Seth was killed in a hit and run accident. This moved

Anthony into the number One position in the family sibling

order.  When this happens to a family member they have to

take on the role of their older sibling but they still keep the

characteristics of their birth order.  The role they now must

play is just that, an act. They now act like the higher birth order. 

As a Second born Anthony does not like to be told what to do

but does not tell others what to do.  As a First born he feels he

knows best and wants to tell others what to do. He has been

playing this role for eleven years. The drive and power of these

two birth orders may be the reason why he has the highest

turnover rate of staff of any member of Congress. He says,

“I push people pretty hard”

Marriage: Anthony and Huma An Unusual Combination

When looking at birth order and marriage we find the easiest

unions are those with a partner that mimics the birth order and

gender of a sibling in your own family. If the oldest is a boy and

has a sister who is next in line than she would match with an

eldest boy who has a sister in the same position. You might 

say the more things are familiar the easier the marriage.

Anthony is a Second born with only brothers, is Jewish and

Grew up in New York City. Huma is an Only child and a

practicing Muslim. She left the US when she was 2 years

old and grew up in Saudi Arabia. She returned to the US to

attend George Washington University. Like Anthony she has

been involved in politics all her life. When she graduated

college she started as an intern in 1996 at the Clinton White

House and has been Hillary’s most trusted aid ever since.

Former President Clinton officiated at their marriage ceremony

and said, “marrying a politician can be tough because its easy

to distrust them….” What a prophetic statement. As an Only

birth order Huma has the power in this marriage.

Why Anthony will not leave Quietly

As a Second born he does not want to be told what

to do. His job and income are also important to his

survival and he will not let it go easily.  As a

Firstborn he enjoys the power and the ability to

tell others what to do.  This too he does not want

to give up.  Last, he never has held a job in the

private sector so has nothing to fall back to if he

looses his House seat. If a deal is cut, look for the

Clinton’s to be behind the scene with another

government job or a lobbyist position. If this doesn’t

happen he has a history of  never losing an

election.  He is more likely to let the voters decide

his fate. We have not heard the last of Mr. Weiner!

Up Date 
Since this blog was written much has happened to Anthony.
He is now divorced from Huma after they had a son.
His computer was found to have Hillary classified e-mails
and he was convicted of sexting an under-aged woman.
For that he is now serving time in prison. As I said 
at the end of the original  blog.  We have not heard the 
last of Mr. Weiner!

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