Anyone a only-child in their family?

Anyone a only-child in their family?
Whats the best thing about it?

I am. i dunno, its kind of strange but i get peace and quiet whenever i want, havent had to share my stuff with anyone, learnt to be independent and to preoccupy myself etc.

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Original post by neal95

I am. i dunno, its kind of strange but i get peace and quiet whenever i want, havent had to share my stuff with anyone, learnt to be independent and to preoccupy myself etc.

Whats the worst,or if not worst whats some issues of being an only child? Do you ever get lonely or are you more motivated to appreciate your parents more?

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Birkenhead

The best thing about it is having more resources directed towards you than if you had siblings.

The worst thing is probably the risk of not being as socialised as other children, not being as socially fluent or comfortable with sharing etc.

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username1177050

Original post by 061194

Whats the worst,or if not worst whats some issues of being an only child? Do you ever get lonely or are you more motivated to appreciate your parents more?

hmmm, i would say you definitely appreciate your close friends and parents more. in my case my father was great for me at a young age and played football, cricket etc so he was like a friend aswell as a parent at that age. i dont get lonely so much now although i would be lying if i said i hadnt thought about what it would be like to have a bro or sis

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iHateLaw

I was for a long while.. Until my brother came along :frown:

Best thing about it was being able to do the things I enjoyed most, being able to go to the movies and watch something age appropriate, peace and quiet, shopping wasn't a pain because there isn't a pesky little kid complaining that he's tired etc. for example, now with movies, I have to watch things I don't particularly enjoy because I'm not an 8 year old boy but instead a 19 year old girl.

Worst thing is probably when I did eventually gain a brother, I wasn't used to sharing my time with my mum and so it annoyed me for a long, long, long while. Errrrr, I'd say the peace and quiet too, I think you get so used to being on your own that you unintentionally become bothered by excessive noises (I can't stand video game sounds and those toys with noises).

I dunno.

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Rum Ham

I'm an only child and so is my mum. I'm an only grand child as well. Its great for pocket money. I'm 22 and still get regular money from my grandparents. The only drawback from my experience is, me and my mum have become more like sisters and see my gran and papa as our parents. I'm used to it now and wouldn't have it any other way but it did cause some arguments while I was growing up

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thegodofgod

As bad as this may sound, the best thing is probably that you get all of your parents' resources (including their inheritance :wink:

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Having said that, I've always wondered what it would be like to have a sibling, especially now that I live with house mates who all talk about their siblings quite a bit :redface:

Reply 8

scrawlx101

i am,

best thing:no arguements with siblings because i have none(i havehalf silblings but i dont kniw them except for one who lives abroad-my dad spoiled her and her children-shes a grown woman in her thirties ffs.. he even sold a house and split the money between her and my uncle)

Worst;When it gets lonely in the house-would appreciate a brother or sister POV

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Justmate

I'm only- child... hm...
Now it doesn't make a difference to me. During my childhood i always wanted to have a brother or sister, especially, in times when i hadn't anyone to talk with after arguments with parents for example.
I think i had some mental hesitations in this times.

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Powpowpowpowpow

I was an only child up until I was 14.

I learned something valuable being an only child - For a child there is no substitute for play and companionship, you can't just throw toys at them and expect them to turn out okay. If they don't have siblings they at least need friends.

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PinkMobilePhone

Volunteer Team

Yeah I'm an only child. Best thing about it? Erm... no idea. Nothing really, it just is what it is. No sibling arguments I guess.

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IanDangerously

I'm an only child and I hate it ... I think if I'd had an older brother around who could give me a kick up the arse now and again I wouldn't have ended up so unmotivated and might have actually achieved something. That's the trouble with having a laid back mum, no father figure at all and no siblings around ... if you fall off track there's nobody to keep you going but yourself. Oh well.

Reply 13

sr90

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Haven't been on speaking terms with my brother or sister for many years. so in my mind i'm an only child.

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RedStar98

I'm an only child and I like every thing about it, I had limited friends growing up too, and I turned out fine, my boyfriend is also an only child so we are both used to it

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rayquaza17

I'm an only child and until recently an only grand child.

Only drawback is I'm a little bit spoiled.
Biggest positive is I'm really close to my parents, closer than I would have been if I had to share them.