Only children please come in

missymo

I've seen in response to other posts that several of you grew up as an only child.  I am so, so interested in hearing your stories! 

Personally, I think my daughter has a great life and will enjoy the attention she gets from being an only child...but I really have no idea what it feels like to be an only.

If you don't mind sharing, I would really love to hear how you felt about it growing up. Do you have any advice as to what you think your parents could have done better? 

Thank you in advance if you decide to share!  

SheLovesMrHip

I am an only child. I love it! My parents did everthing with me so I was always on the go with activities. My parents couldnt ave done a better job! Everything was always made special for me, even my Bday which is on Xmas day. I have no advice for my p

missymo

Thanks so much for the response! I'm hopeful my daughter will feel the exact same way when she grows up.

I had 3 siblings and I definitely longed for more attention.

SheLovesMrHip

My DH has 2 sibs and says I will never understand what thats like and neither will our DD. My response..."ok, and?" LOL!

salt78

I grew up as an only child. I didn't mind it at all and never missed having a sibling. I have cousins around my age and there were plenty of kids in the neighborhood that I could hang out with. I think an advantage of not having siblings is that I learned

Fianschneid

These are great responses. DH and I both had one sibling so I've always wondered how DD would feel about being an only child. Thanks for answering.

Arcadia1114

Dh is an only and loved his childhood. His parents did a lot with him. I have one sister. We get along, but I know we wouldn't be friends if we weren't related.

notkateanymore

I liked it as a child, but it has become more and more lonely as an adult. My mother has MS and my step father has cancer, so it's hard to think that I'm the only one to take care of them when the time comes. It would also be nice to have somebody to talk

missymo

KateMW:

I liked it as a child, but it has become more and more lonely as an adult. My mother has MS and my step father has can

missymo

Thank you so much for the responses, ladies! I really appreciate you sharing. 

Socialworkgirl

I am an only child.  I had a great childhood but I also kind of wanted a sibling.  I enjoyed spending time with my parents though and I think they did a great job so I don't really wish things were different.  I do think it might have he

apansey87

I'm an only child. It wasn't by choice, I was the only baby that 'made it' out of 8 pregnancies. I was the miracle baby. My parents were very over protective but who could blame them. I still lived life and had fun.

As I got older they let m

thatoneredhead

I am not an only child BUT I was until I was 13.

One thing I love about my mom is that she was never the mom archetype. She is really fun, we were really free, and even though there were lots (and lots) of men, it was always just me and her when

hopefulmom81

I am an only child and loved it and still love it. 

DH's best friends are onlies and are planning on only having 1 child as they loved it as well. 

As I have said in previous posts, we don't know any different, so we don't feel li

mishele

I'm an only child and very happy.  For the most part I don't think I noticed as a child.  I had cousins close to my age that lived 2 houses away and plenty of friends.  I think I only noticed I was an only child when someone brought

mishele

hopefulmom81:

I also want to add that as an adult, the "burden" of caring for aging parents usually falls disproportionatel

scrappingcat

I'm an only and really didn't think much of it when I was young.  I had plenty of friends and I, too, had the "hang out house."  My parents had (and still have) 2 "adopted daughters" who were my best friends growing up.  My parents worke

kristennd

Just for the other side, because it does exist, DH is an only and hated it as a kid. He had local cousins his age and a neighborhood full of kids, but still felt he was lonely and missing out.

He has just recently, however, realized that his iss

MissLauraPants

I am an only child and did love it.  I grew up with two supportive parents who could support me emotionally and financially.  I am comfortable having only one child because of my experience.

 

i think it made me independent a

Ms.Jade

missymo:

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Strunella

I am lurking, but will share my experience as an only as well.  As a child, I always wanted a sibling, though friends with siblings loved coming to my house to escape their siblings.  Funny how that works. My two cousins were long-distan

abs05

I am an only child.  I was never lonely as a young kid.  I lived in a great neighborhood and was surrounded by kids my age.  There was always somoene for me to play with, and my parents were very involved as well.  We had game night

missymo

Thank you again for the responses, ladies! So helpful.

I feel really confident that with good parenting I can give my only a wonderful life.

At some point she may wish for a sibling...the same way I used to wish to be an only!!