are you the only child.....

India
June 21, 2009 5:32am CST
hi mylotter went to friends place last week and saw how he was pampered by his parents and he is a useless brat....and i always hear hi parents saying that he is the only one so it is fine....i have an elder sister who is married and stays with her husband......it was always that she used to get more attention that me.....or rather i would say it was divided.....i just want to know whether you are the only child of your parent or you have siblings and how does it feel ???????????? thank you
19 responses
@LeavaoDe (349)
• United States
21 Jun 09
A few of my friends are exactly like that and their parents say the same thing. I have siblings. Sometimes I feel as if one sibling gets more attention, etc then myself and another sibling but I know that our parents love of the same just their way of showing it sometimes makes us feel left out. :)
• India
22 Jun 09
yes i agree with you.....thank you for replying
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
21 Jun 09
hello deepzholic... i am an only child by just 10 years because after that my mom geve birth to my baby brother...actually that pregnancy is not planned! hehehe... its nice to have a brother and i even wanted more...but my parents don't want anymore...because of hardships in raising kids and they don't have enough money to raise many kids... but anyway, being an only child is nice that you actually gets all the attention from your parents...i knew it and its somehow hard for me to accept that after 10 years my parents attention are no longer mine! thanks to my parents that they make me understand how is it being a big sister and helps me adjust with the situation...and i'm glad that my brother & i have developed a very close and good relationship...
• India
21 Jun 09
i know my sister also faced the same problem with her son when her daughter was born....he used to feel that no one gave him any importance after her daughter was born.......but she made him understand that he is her elder brother and that he had some responsibility of his sister and know he has adjusted to that......thank you for sharing......
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
21 Jun 09
no i'm not actually... i have 2 brothers... one elder and one younger... but i wish that i have a sister so that i can share my feelings and secrets with her... it's not that i don't love my brothers... i love them... it's just that i feel that i can't share some of the women 'thing' with them and they don't really know my feelings that well... take care and have a nice day...
• India
21 Jun 09
that's a big family then.....all brothers must be having a lot of fun......use i know how it feels if you don't have a sister....because as it said that a girl understands a boy better....and the best is your sister.......thanks you for replying
@GemmaR (8517)
21 Jun 09
I have a brother, but our parents did spoil us both when we were younger! My Dad used to have a really good job, so money was never an issue for us. But as we got older, due to the financial climate and things like that, my Dad's pay has got less and less, and bills have risen higher and higher, so now we have to scrimp and save everywhere we can.. I'm too old to be ''spoilt'' as such, but my brother isn't anymore. He bought an xbox for himself the other week, and my parents would normally have bought it for him, but he had to get it for himself. That's just the proof for me that the times really have changed. That would have never happened in the past. I know that might sound strange to you, but I know my family, and can see that things have changed an awful lot!
• India
21 Jun 09
i feel sorry for you....but don't worry there are up n downs in every ones life....i have also seen many........everything will be fine one day........thanks for replying....
@suj123 (1067)
• India
21 Jun 09
Yes i am the only child of my parents. At times i feel very lonely . I just feel that there is no one here with whom i can talk to. There is no one with whom i can fight. I always think it would so fun if i had a brother or sister. It's like, those who have sibling don't understand how important they are and those who don't have knows exactly how important they are. But being the only child also has its share of advantage but its always better to have a brother or sister. Well Happy Mylotting .
• India
21 Jun 09
yes i know how does it feel....now since my sister is married i also feel the same......there is no one with whom i can fight now and share things......thanks you sharing
• India
21 Jun 09
Yah I am Only in one Child for my Parent's and i am fell about this always Because it's so Boring No one can fight with me and no one will play with me in my house and i think i am happy if any one sister or brother with me. I am 7 years old i am asking my mother i want one sister for me and my mother smile... and kiss me and then one month after my mother is Passed away it's really sad News for me i am feel so much... On that day
• India
21 Jun 09
hey sorry to hear that....don't get disheartened everything will be fine.....all the best for your future and thank you for replying !!!!!!!!!!!!
@abhaijith (2963)
• India
22 Jun 09
I have an elder brother,Even so i feel some times lonely.May be because of the age difference.He is 5 years elder than me.Thanks good discussion.
@deedeehall (1144)
• United States
22 Jun 09
no i am not my parents have 9 children. i do not know what it is like to be an only child i can tell you i know people with one child. it is not like they are bad children but they do not seem as happy . it looks like it could be pretty lonley . i dont think i would want to be an only child.
@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
22 Jun 09
Well I am not an only child but I understand why parent who have only one child might spoil them.I however dont beleive that parents should spoil their childern because they might be responsible for making their children useless in teh future as they expect things to be easy for them .This means taht although parents who spoil their children are aimimg to show them love ,they may actually be doing them more harm than good
@dozhou (326)
• United States
22 Jun 09
I have one brother and one sister, so I don't feel lonely in my childhood. I also have two kids in my family. I think they are happy.
@vjsinduja (1031)
• Sri Lanka
22 Jun 09
I've got a sister. but then she is really young. She is 12 years younger to me. I am 23 and she is 11 now. Actually my parents were expecting a boy, but then ended up having a baby girl. As I was 12 when she was born, I did look after her like my child. after about 6 months or so, I used to bath her,feed her food, make her sleep. I always like to keep her carrying. I just don't why, but I really love babies. I even told my mum, that I will not go to work If I have my kid.. As my sis is young, I do play with her, fight with her, help her out in her homework, comb here hair.. etc, but then I am unable to share my feelings with her as she is too young for that. That's the saddest part. Its not that my parents postponed the second child, it just happened like that....
• United States
22 Jun 09
I consider myself an only child because I'm my mothers only child and she is who raised me. I am a tad bit spoiled and my mom has always said it's okay for me to be that way because I'm her only child. However on my fathers side I have 2 sisters and 3 brothers. I feel like I have the best of both worlds....the perks of being an only child plus the perks of have brothers and sisters
• China
22 Jun 09
i'm not the only child of my parents,cause i have a dear brother. he is 2years younger than me.we are very close and care for each other.we always discuss how to help parents live better lives,how to learn new knowledge, how is the national and international news,and also share all kinds of experience,etc. so,if possible,when i get married,i want to have 2children.one is too lonely.
@baz5687 (131)
• United States
23 Jun 09
I have one sibling.
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
21 Jun 09
I am an only child and was not spoiled by my parents. I did always wish for a sibling, but even though I never got one, I had a happy normal childhood. I do have two kids of my own now and try to give them both the same love and attention they deserve and I try to instill the same life lessons I learned as a child.
@smartie0317 (1610)
• United States
22 Jun 09
I'm an only child and I'm glad. I love my privacy and never felt lonely. I can the benefit, in my childhood, of being my parents only child and got a lot of resources and opportunties I wouldn't have if I had siblings. Like for example, going to private school for many years. If I had siblings, my parents would not be able to afford this. Also, I'm glad because my mother has siblings and they're mean to her and have taken money from her.
@kingxu (44)
• China
21 Jun 09
hello deepzholic the same as you I also have an elder sister,but in my family my parents and gradparends pay more attention to me,because I am a boy.In my hometown,boys are regarded as the heirs of the blood of the family,and women who fail to give birth to a boy would be looked down upon.
@John4Christ (1597)
• India
21 Jun 09
well same story like yours, i have a elder sister and i used to fight with her like anything but now she is married so things are different now......but then it is always better to have a sibling, it makes your life more cheerful, some people say that being alone is also an advantage, but then more than the advantage i find there are more disadvantages......i am happy that i have a sister with whom i can share things that i usually cant with my parents.......so she is more like my friend.....with who i can share any secret of this world.....i am glad and proud to have a sister...... have a nice day !!!!
@tuckersheri (1327)
• United States
21 Jun 09
My son is an only child and I don't plan on having anymore. I had a bad pregnacy experience. I love him dearly and he wants a brother or sister but I am saying no. I do admit being the only one he is spoiled my sister goes over board and yes I think it is wrong to be so spoiled. they think they can have everything and when they get older they soon find out having everything takes too much money. Being spoiled is not a good thing.