For those who grew up as an only child??

Question

Did you like being an only child or do you wish you had a sibling? I have a 2 year old and I am not sure if I want to have another child. I was wondering what life was like being an only child and if you absolutely hated it or if you wouldn't have wanted it any other way?

Answer 1

There were a many times where i felt alone and wanted a pet, or sibling but i adapted to my life. It's better to me if a child has a sibling because it hard to fit and having a sibling has its benefits. But being the only child make you spoiled as well. So if u can afford the 2nd child do it it. But just think of all the extra money and time being spent to bring another life in this world.

Answer 2

I WAS LIKE AN ONLY CHILD MY SISTER IS FIFTEEN YEARS OLDER THAN ME SO I DONT EVEN REMEMBER HER LIVING THERE I ALWAYS WISHED I HAD SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH IT I FELT VERY ALONE

Answer 3

I liked being the only child because I did not have to compete with other siblings for my parents attention. In addition, I think that by being the only child, it had a major impact on my creativity since I was forced to find ways to entertain myself. This was usually done by creating highly imaginative worlds that consisted of colorful creatures and people. My imaginative game play could thrive easily since I had no siblings to shoot it down by criticizing it, calling it "lame", "stupid", or "uncool."  Another good thing that I developed just from being an only child is the capacity to be alone, to revel in solitude and feel comfortable with only my presence. Furthermore, I was a highly independent child because I had only but myself to lean  on. There was no older sibling available to give me the answers to my problems so I learned to develop creative solutions to the dilemmas I encountered in my childhood.

Yet there is a con of being an only child that my mom noted recently. She told me in the car one day that she regretted not having another child because she wonders who will be there for me once she has passed away. This unknown worries her because  once she is gone, I will have to face the world alone, without the support of siblings. It will be me, myself, up against the world. I don't think she has much to worry about because that's where my independent nature comes into play.

Answer 4

I was an only child until 8.  IT SUCKED BIG TIME!  I got all the great toys and c**p, but never attention.  Then my sister was born and it was all about her.  I never got jealous.  When I was older I HAD to babysit all the time and it sucked.  I had no social life and I couldn't do things at school.  If you're going to have another baby, do it soon.  Spacing them out more than 3-4 years is dumb.  I'm married and having a family and my baby sister just graduated highschool and is going to college!  We are from different planets!

Answer 5

m an only child. I have mixed feeling about it.

When your a child-

you get all you parents attention but at the same time you dont have someone to keep you company may times i was very lonely. but because of this i developed faster with speech because i was always around adults

When your older-

you dont have the bond that most siblings have with anyone unless your lucky enough to grow up with close friends.

so in the end i always wished that i had a sibling

Answer 6

i was an only child until i was fifteen! then my mom got remarried and now i have 2 stepsisters and a step brother... i loved being an only child, but now i love having siblings. there are pros and cons to each... but now that i have siblings i wouldnt take anything for them!...But i do miss the times when it was just me and my mom and i didnt have to share anything w/ anybody! :)