Only child

United States
November 15, 2006 10:16am CST
I am an only child and resent my parents a little for it. How do you feel about being the only child?
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4 responses
Magikrose
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
15 Nov 06
The only thing I didnt like about being the only child is having to play bymyself. That is why I have 4kids. I didnt want them to feel the lonliness I did. I understand why my parents didnt have more. They are expensive.
cristalinie
@cristalinie (48)
• United States
18 Nov 06
Me too. it really sucked on rainy days. But I have to say, I had an imagination like you wouldn't beleive.
patatina
@patatina (192)
• Italy
15 Nov 06
I' m not an only child and I' m happy about it. I think that it' s important for children to have brothers or sisters to grow up with.
cristalinie
@cristalinie (48)
• United States
15 Nov 06
Amen!!! I totally agree, that is why I have 3 and I also have 2 step kids and they all love and need one another.
isasice
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
15 Nov 06
I'm not an only child but I only have one child myself and I sure hope my son will never resent me for it. I don't think you have any right to resent your parents for not wanting more children. Maybe they didn't want to have more because hey wanted to give you all the best they could and felt they couldn't afford to support more children.
cristalinie
@cristalinie (48)
• United States
15 Nov 06
I didn't say they did a bad job at parenting, I just feel it's a little selfish of them to deny me the joy of a brother or sister.
swarn47
@swarn47 (1706)
• India
15 Nov 06
I am also the only son of my parents but I dont resent them for this. I asked them once about this and they said, one should have that many children who could be easily afforded, could be better educated, could be better brought up and could be better settled. I think they have done all this for me. I feel they are right to a great extent.
cristalinie
@cristalinie (48)
• United States
15 Nov 06
My kids - These are my kids. They love having each other.
ok, maybe resent is a little to much. I love my parents dearly and they gave me a wonderful childhood. For me personally, I feel like I missed out on the whole sibling thing. I see my friends with their siblings and my own kids with eachother. The bond they have is something I will never get to experience. They do fight and get sick of each other but they will always be there for one another. I have talk to other people who are only children and most of them would rather have had a brother or sister.