Be an only child or someone who has a sibling?

I have three siblings and I think it's perfect. I'm the third child in the family. I said it's perfect because I have an older sister, older brother, and a younger brother. So I know the feeling how to be treated by each of them. All of them are good but I can say that I'm to my younger brother than my other siblings. Others say that I should be closer to my sister because we're both girls. I also don't know but I'm more comfortable with my younger brother. It's cool to have siblings. I can say that I feel protected by my elder siblings and I protect my younger sibling in return. I think it's sad to be an only child. You'll have to go through things alone by yourself...

I was an only child till I was 8, and I was jealous of my friend, because she had 3 sisters and a brother. My friend lived in the house next to ours, and from the window I soemtimes watched them play together in their garden. They had a lot of fun together and I often wished that I had a lot of brothers and sisters. When I was 8, my mother got pregnant again, and I was really happy when I saw my little brother for the first time. In the beginning it wasn't easy for me to share my toys (and my mother ) with someone else, but after a while I got used to the situation and I spent a lot of time with my brother and I often played with him even though he was much younger than me. I never really liked being an only child and I am really happy to have a brother.

I personally would have liked to be an only child but then I would have preferred different parents too. My brother is okay, we get along okay now. My mother has tried to keep us from having a relationship all these years and its just been the last two that I went to him to talk to him to see what was what. We found out that our mother has been feeding us both wrong information, the he said, she said thing that troublemakers do. So now I'm okay with having a brother. But it was bad enough growing up that I never wanted more than one child so I had one child and I liked having just the one child. Sure, in an ideal world, I would have liked more children but, I couldn't handle more than one. But my daughter, who is an only child, she wishes that she'd had a large family with brothers and sisters so, I guess we want what we all didn't have growing up.

Hello Snoodz, If I am the only child in the family, I think I will feel so bored and alone. I am lucky to have sibling with me. I have 2 elder sisters and 1 younger brother and 1 youngest sister. It is so much fun you have what a big family! Only child sounds a little lonely. I prefer at least to get sibling.

My sister is much older than me but i am so happy to have her in my life. it is like having a second mom but she is more neutral.

Hi snoodz, When I was younger I used to beg to be an only child and somehow get rid of my brother. We used to fight all the time, and I just hated him and wanted him gone. But when he became about 16/17 though he changed, he became a calmer and deeper person and I actually started to appreciate having him around, and now I don't think I would want to be an only child. I like having someone around who I can embarrass, and through whom I can live a different life, say that of an aunt perhaps. I know you can't have a blood sibling, but maybe you could get an on-line sibling instead. I know someone who is an only child and she became like a little sister to me because we are similar in so many ways it was scary lol. I don't know if it has helped her at all, but I think it might have. It helps me anyway since my real blood sisters are much younger than me so it was nice to have someone closer to my age to chat with :) All the best, Dranz

I would prefer ot have other sibling as i feel that there are more benefeits than being an only child. You would have someone for company, someone to share your toys with and to play with. More importantly there are a lot of things that you can learn from them, social skills in particular.

I had similar situation with you and I felt the same way for a long time. I grew up with no one to play nor argue and fight(LOL) with. Although my parents are so kind but I got bored most of the time and wanted to meet my friends always. I used to go out and hang with them since I had no one to share my ideas as a young. I envied my friends when they talked of their brother/s or sister/s. But somehow they also envied me because they thought I had a better situation than them. This is an irony. I always wanted to have an older brother whom I thought would always protect me in case of trouble. Unfortunately, this will never happen since I'm the first hehe! One day, after 19years, my sister was born. We are so happy and blessed now. Although, I still can't share my ideas and opinions since she may not understand but still glad she added joy to our family. ^^;