How many here are the only child

[Lavoruis]

In your family?
I am , thank god,.

[Gentlemen Death]

I got a older brother....He is pretty cool....:cool:

[colmatrix]

I'm the oldest of four...

[rappites]

I am the baby of four.



Thank god I was not an only child. I love having other siblings.

[spammityspam]

I'm an only! So far, anyway. My mom's got a couple years before menopause well and truly strikes. I live in fear until that day.

[Lavoruis]

At least Spammity spam gets it.
Your funny spam.
I cherish being the only one.
You can think more clearly than a brother or sister bugging the shit
out of you.

[Kaeos]

In your family?
I am

Don't take this the wrong way dude, but it explains a lot. You remind me of my oldest brother who was on his own for 9 yrs before the next one came along.

I'm the youngest of 3.

[Lavoruis]

We are different breed.

[Bill_the_Pony]

I always thought you were. :Smirk:

[rappites]

You can think more clearly than a brother or sister bugging the shit
out of you.



How old are you really? (insert sarcasam there if you like)

[kah]

I'm the older of two.

[spammityspam]

It is nice, in a way, to be an only... but I do sometimes wish I'd had a brother or sister within maybe five years of me. It gets really lonely sometimes as an only, especially because my parents both grew up in areas with high crime rates and wouldn't let me go to my little friends' houses without three days planning until I was, oh... 15.

I think having siblings really teaches you how to deal with people and makes you realize before age 12 that you're not the center of the universe. I still have trouble reminding myself that sometimes I'm not going to get what I want because there are people more important, deserving or needy than me in a given situation. I think if I ever have kids, there'll be two. Probably not more than that, but probably not just one.

It is also weird to be an only. It's like all the bossiness of the oldest child with all the entitlement of the youngest and very little of the peacemaking instinct of the middle. Luckily I was in daycare by six weeks, so I grew some middle child syndrome, but not nearly enough for my own good.

[Trazalca]

I'm the oldest of two, out of what was a possible four.
Mom had two miscarriages prior to having me, so my
sister and I grew up wishing we had them with us.

But in a strange and vicarious way, having four kids myself
is like seeing into a window of what might have been for me.
I'll get teary-eyed if I think about that too much.
Seeing the four of them play together is simply amazing
in its own right. I still wonder if I would've had an older
brother/sister, sisters or brothers. God knows. :rolleyes:

[Bill_the_Pony]

In your family?
I am , thank god,.

I'm sure your parents are also saying "thank God". :Smirk:

[Lavoruis]

They are ,
for many reasons, born with colic having to suffer with it for year,
and driving my mother "nuts" at the same time.
Being born without a immune system; going to the doctor every few weeks
really gave my parents the mind set never again.

[Sgt. Awesome]

I'm an only child. I also looove it. My girlfriend has a younger brother and an even younger sister... who are both really... really annoying.

I lived in co-op housing for the first 13 years of my life, so there were lots of other kids my age around. My parents both work in film, and they work crazy hours, so I have had independence thrust upon me. In part having an older sibling who could look after me then would have ruled... but it also gave my parents the opportunity to trust me which opened up a lot of borders sooner then they were open to a lot of my friends, staying out late, going places, that sort of thing.

So I'm very glad I didn't have siblings... because they could be annoying the crap out of me...

I also get all the love. And money.

[kah]

They're only annoying for the first 20-25 years.

[Immortal1982]

3rd of 4. I'm your stererotypical middle child. Cynical, arrogant, whiny to a fault, and a smartass. I took all the worst qualities of my parents and made them decide to stop. But I'm the only boy. I got a lot of male cousins, who are pretty much my younger brothers, though.

[Sgt. Awesome]

They're only annoying for the first 20-25 years.

Great, just another 10-15 years to go.

[Monic]

I'm the oldest of 2. I have a younger brother (21 months younger). I'm glad to not be an only child. Even if very different, I always got along with my brother.

I'm even more glad now that we have the burden of our old parents who cannot take care of themselves alone. Right now, I wish that we were 12!! Each taking our turn to help them, because it is a very heavy duty after a week at work and other obligations. I don't envy the "only child" who will have that burden and who will also have his/her own family to take care of at the same time. :eek:

[neglet]

I'm an only child, and I have an only child. (Not by choice in either case, but for medical reasons.) It has always irritated me no end when people assume only children must be spoiled. They think, oh, you get all your parents' attention! All the money! Well, we also get all the CHORES and all the BLAME if something breaks in the house.

If parents are doing their jobs right, no child, even an only child, will be spoiled.

[chemikillgod]

Two younger sisters who I get along so well some people think it's supernatural. One is three years younger, another is eight years younger. We don't fight. We have all basically similar interest in good things and we all make sure that even if you're not interested in what the other is doing that each person will respect it. We try to get together as much as we can fit into our busy schedule so that we know what's going on with each other. With two siblings, we can at least talk to one sibling about something that we may be uncomfortable with with another sibling. However I actually wish I had a younger brother.