The Fabulous Life of an Only Child

[soulbabe]

Anyone with a sibling has gotten angry and thought an only child has got it made not having to share anything or I wish I was an only child, well here are some reasons why being the only kid isn't always the dream life people think it is.

1. Blame game

When you're the only child it's obvious who played the prank, who spoiled their dinner, who didn't pick up their toys, or who drew on the wall. There is none of this "HE DID IT."

2. Play time snooze fest

Look, the rough housing is a no-go as an only child. Those games where your laundry basket you ride down the stairs is a space shuttle lifting off and that box in the bed room is the castle with a moat full of crocodiles and a princess guarded by a fierce dragon is a no-go. It's hard to play those games by yourself and rather dull.

3. Back up

When someone hit a ball through the window at your house or the yard across the street or when you're accused of stealing when you didn't and everyone is looking at you and your brother/sis says they couldn't have done it they were with me the whole time or I saw him coloring so he couldn't have busted the window. As an only child, you have no alibi, no witnesses of your own to prove yourself innocent.

4. Double Trouble

You know when you did something bad but your sibling did something worse and you use that opening line "I got an F on my report card but I saw Jessica doing drugs with her friends" or "I saw Johnny skipping class again" so what you did doesn't look so bad. Well, we don't get that. If you fuck up the whole world knows and is drilling at you forever. If you fuck up as an only child you will never hear the end of it. I still hear about how I never did my homework and had poor grades when I was in second grade.

5. Clearing the way

This is kinda like double trouble. When you make a choice that your parents won't like, for example say your parents are highly religious and set in their ways and they want you to be a doctor or a lawyer but you decided you want to be a rock star or got someone prego out of wed lock, that's bad right? But Let's say your brother or sis decided to come out of the closet and say they are lesbian or gay then what you did doesn't seem so bad and they lay off you. But as an only child if you decide to take a different career choice or decided your gay or whatever you are straight up fucked.

6. Guru

When you ask your sibling for advice, true it may not be correct but still. For instance, say you got that hot fist date tonight that you don't want to tell your parents about but you can't figure out the perfect dress or get your hair right or can't figure out how to hide that dumb zit on your face. As an only child you are stuck with that jacked up makeup and cow lick in your hair, forget it, you're done for.

7. Got your back

So you got invited to that epic party tonight but it's after curfew so you ask your sibling to cover for you. Say you're sleeping or when they go to check on you, you hide under the blankets or you got a hickey and need help to hide it or you have a hangover from bad judgment. They cover for you. Well guess what? An only child don't have that, you are fucked. You are not getting away with shit so give up now.

8. Fear pusher and prank player

Say you're really nervous about talking to your crush, you know the whole sweaty hands, heavy breathing, practically hear your heart pounding, try to man up and talk to them but just can't quite do it but your sibling steps in and helps you out a little. Gives you a shove so to speak. Well that gut wrenching feeling as an only child you have to slowly die on the inside because ain't none going to give you a push.. and the dumb pranks like replacing their lip gloss with ink or putting fake worms in their apple none of that fun for an only child unless you're going to prank yourself.

There is more but I'm done or now see yah.

[midnightmoon05]

I didn't read the details. I am sure being an only child have some disadvantages especially in the loneliness part. My ex. is an only child and I do see a lot of the only child syndromes. Also needing to get attentions from others.
So I decided thats its best to have 2. My 2 are close in age and they work well together. (little fights, discussions, sharing, helping of course blaming as well... all fun good stuff as growing pain lol)
I take my two to see their 3 cousins. Its kinds sad. the three cousins are kinda like you.
2 older boys, 1 younger girl. The girl is 6 years. younger. than the 2 older brothers so she is kinda like an only child, she is more tomboyish due to the two older brothers.
Then my two visits, she is the happiest closer in age.
the 3 little ones are 8,10,10.
the other 2 - 13,15

so you playing with all the boys, i can understand it being annoying and not really having your own friends. thats one thing you can try do hopefully in college you can meet with some girly friends :)

[midnightmoon05]

Thank you for MHO

[coolbreeze]

Great points and your right.

[MarkRet]

There's a lot of truth in this Take. I was an only child, and I always felt like some kind of freak because everybody else had at least one brother or sister. At my house, it was mostly adults that hung around, and it seemed like EVERYBODY was watching me. A lot of times, one of the first questions they'd ask me, and it would inadvertently drive the point home, by asking me, "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

It would have been nice to have someone in the house who was about the same age, so we could at least compare notes on things and guide each other, but no, I had to figure it out by myself. I even had to figure out how to ride a two-wheel bike by myself!

I had friends over, and we used to build cardboard houses and rockets in the basement, but eventually, my friends would have to go home, and then I was pretty much by myself. I would have liked to have had at least one brother or sister, but that never happened.

When my wife and I got married, I was determined that issue would not come up again. We had TWO daughters, and although they were both very different from each other, at least they still have each other.

[soulbabe]

Well the chance of me having kids is not likely but if I do I want at least 2

[sovetskii13]

😀 Nice. I was an only child until 20. Since middle school I kept asking my parents for a brother or sister because i did not have many friends. Wanted someone other than my parents to be with me when I was home. And sometimes it did feel like the world revolved around me. I got all the attention. Not something you want if you're an introvert like me. Finally at 20 my sister was born. It was a great experience helping raise her for a few years. I stopped being the center of attention which was a relief to me.
Your focus is on having a sibling close to your age rather than 20 years, but a lot of things still apply.

[Hidden_P]

Most only children I know don't share this, especially my partner. He is almost 30 and he's pampered beyond belief. I'm the youngest of 5.

His parents tried for 20 years and had 3 coursss of IVF before him. He could murder a family and still be their precious boy.

All I need to do is forget to wash for a day and it's like the end of the world.

[soulbabe]

not sure what you mean

[Hidden_P]

I mean that other children are treasured. Even being an only child you are valued constantly.

It's different when you are youngest of 5 and one died. One first broken nose tends to be forgotten. Hell your first anything is forgotten.

[soulbabe]

im an only child and my first anything was like it dident happen hell any school play i was in i was that pathetic kid looking for thair parents in the crowd only to realise nobody came to see you

[Hidden_P]

I think you are an unwanted child not an only child.

Most only children are their parents world. What you experienced is unwanted mutiple child syndrome.

[soulbabe]

no im an only child only one born but most kids dont have 2 drug addicted alcoholics for parents till they were 9 and 13

[Hidden_P]

Aww honey. I'm so sorry. If only I'd known.

I'm the youngest of 5. One of my brothers died while my mum was pregnant. I was endangered in the womb due to the fact my mum wasn't eating, drinking or sleeping and mum hospitalised. My father was an alcoholic all my life and my mother later. They were physically aggressive to another and I had to call the police.

When my mum started cheated she offered me up to her boyfriend who was part of a paedophilic sex ring. When I said no she told me brother and school she would enter my school with a gun.

I'm so sorry though. Must be terrible.

[Hidden_P]

by the way my dad is now am amputee. I hope I understand what you are Finn through.

[soulbabe]

he's a what? i don't know what that is my mom's abuse wasn't physical hers was mental they quit drugs when i was 9 but still had a bottle or 2 every day my parent have been spreat sense i was 7 mom still drainks but dad quit when i was 13

[Laurette]

There are also advantages to those reasons. If you don't have a sibling, there's no chance a mistake will happen unless you make it happen. That sibling isn't there, so that mistake can't occur. Also, I'm sure you wouldn't want your snoozefest f***ed up by that other child your parents gave birth it. AND, if you really need major help the internet is your co-pilot and your friends are side-assistance.

[soulbabe]

No friends my sleep is already fucked and mistakes are made with or without them

[JimRSmith]

My dad's an only child, and I've always thought he's got a romanticised view of what having siblings would be like.

I haven't really thought about it in that much depth, but your take is actually pretty thought-provoking, in terms of the kinds of thoughts he might have had about the whole thing when he was a kid. Interesting, thanks for posting this.

[lovelyhoneybones]

I have four siblings, growing up I always wished I didn't but not that I'm older and lived my entire life with siblings, I couldn't imagine life as the only child. Of course I had moments growing up when my siblings wouldn't be present and everything was given to me, including a moment of silence but nothing beats having siblings.

[Waffles731]

For a afew years after my youngest sibling was born I would still sometimes openly say that I eished I was an only child

[soulbabe]

did you change your mind

[Anonymous]

Both being an only child or having siblings have their pros and cons.

[soulbabe]

yeah pros of which is lots of alone time

[deraz24]

I've been an only child for 16 years but I didn't really mind it. With my sis only being 6 we can't do all the things you said yet lol but its true for the most part

[nbbn5]

I am the only child and i think it will help to understand the opposite gender more if you have a sister , having brother can be good in pranking each other :p :p

[soulbabe]

I have no siblings

[nbbn5]

You feel fine it you wanted one

[nbbn5]

Or**

[soulbabe]

Sometimes I want one but not with this age gap

[nbbn5]

Yeah , 17 years is a big gap

[soulbabe]

But I wanted one when I was 8

[nbbn5]

Oh okay

[soulbabe]

I still kinda want one but an adopted sibling

[nbbn5]

Adopted can be near your age also I think?

[soulbabe]

Yah hence why I still kinda want a sibling cloce to my age

[nbbn5]

Ohh okay

[soulbabe]

But that's probably because I'm lonely

[nbbn5]

Friends, some family members?
School mates?

[soulbabe]

I only got cousins to hang with I have no friends

[nbbn5]

cousins to hang out is very nice

[soulbabe]

some times but im the only girl

[nbbn5]

Then also it is fun

[soulbabe]

It's become less fun sence they got older

[nbbn5]

How old?

[soulbabe]

I'm 17 then others are 15 ,11,28, And 18

[nbbn5]

It is fine lol , it is. Not like you have a 45 years age Gap

[soulbabe]

No I mean my cousins have gotten older and they don't act like the people I lived to pall around with

[nbbn5]

They are more mature nothing else

[soulbabe]

Mature my ass try less so thair Moody brutish and rude as fuck

[nbbn5]

Oh okay now this is bad

[soulbabe]

They didn't used to be like that

[nbbn5]

Maybe something bad and sad happened with them

[soulbabe]

dude, they basically are my brothers i know everything about them i even know that lucas keeps condoms in the right hand side of his wallet and seth has watched porn they tell me everything

[nbbn5]

Oh okay lmao

[soulbabe]

What's so funny

[nbbn5]

I mean that is good that you know all there things

[nbbn5]

Their **

[soulbabe]

trust me i know more than i want to like i know Lucas uses his right had to jerk off while watching only lesbian porn and his left to scratch his ass in the morning. ps the info i have on the jerking off was and unfortunate accent of walking by a window picking up trash

[nbbn5]

Oh lol too much info

[soulbabe]

yes which is why I'm very insistent that he washes his hand constantly lol. i see and rember randmom thing thigs people would normly forget or not think about i know everyones favorit snake cake and favorit cake. forinstence aaron loves black forst cake look loves a chocolate cake with penutbutter butter cram selth likes chocolat cake with no frosting at all

[nbbn5]

I also sometimes remember random stuff about people

[soulbabe]

Oo why that little shit I get up at 3 am and make them breakfast so they don't go to school hungry and that ungrateful fuck says I'll eat at school he better not whine at me at 9. tonight saying Katie make me food because it's not happening

[nbbn5]

yeah he must appreciate your work for him

[soulbabe]

I ain't cooking for that brat no more and it be one thing if I was a bad cook but I'm not

[nbbn5]

He should cook himself maybe?

[soulbabe]

Pfft that lazy brat yah right

[nbbn5]

Lol how old is he?

[soulbabe]

12 years old

[nbbn5]

Then he is very young to make his own full meal i think

[soulbabe]

Dude I could make chicken cordon at 8 years old. and he knows how to make cereal

[nbbn5]

Then it is nice and lol you must be expert by now

[soulbabe]

not and expert but i can cook decently if i can seen a recipe can probably make it

[nbbn5]

Yeah but you have all the basic knowledge and experience of cooking

[soulbabe]

not that this is something ill ever use but grandma used to say the way to a mans heart was through his tummy

[nbbn5]

Hahahah can be true

[soulbabe]

i wouldn't know people never paid much attchon to me hen i went to public school i took cup cakes for everyone all the time

[nbbn5]

Why people don't give attention to you, you seem very kind

[soulbabe]

im just not that appealing to people in real life

[nbbn5]

Shy?

[soulbabe]

some times only when it comes to approaching people i laugh joke and smile a lot. but most people don't take the time to know me

[nbbn5]

Don't change yourself for people , you laugh and smile it is nice

[soulbabe]

who am i going to change my self for the wall i sit next to in my hoodie

[nbbn5]

Okay but why sitting always alone?

[soulbabe]

i have always been alone i never really had friends

[nbbn5]

I was same till recently but now I talk at least I try , if you comfortable with less people it is fine

[soulbabe]

i do better with animals you can put me in a pen with a wild horse and will do better with it than i would a random person on the street. that and people dont really understand me because of the life i want

[nbbn5]

I can relate actually as many times I feel that people are ignoring me or I feel lonely sometimes and really depressed

[soulbabe]

The only people who notice me are 30 pulse year olds

[nbbn5]

How they are with you (your age group people ) , I mean do they just straight ignore you or avoid you?

[soulbabe]

Online school but even when I went to real school none talked to me. The 30 year olds are either women asking me to help her find something in a store are creepy 30 year old's flirting with mey

[nbbn5]

You talk to people less in general?

[soulbabe]

Huh?

[nbbn5]

I mean in general do you talk less?

[soulbabe]

When I know somone I'm a chatter box

[nbbn5]

Oh okay.

[soulbabe]

Why do u ask?

[nbbn5]

You said that people talked to you less ,
Sometimes if you talk less to people they don't get any interest in talking to you , that is why I asked?

[soulbabe]

I don't talk to new people but people I know I don't shut up

[nbbn5]

Yeah I can understand that

[soulbabe]

I pull jokes and stuff when I know people and laugh like a bloody hyenas

[nbbn5]

Laughing is good

[nbbn5]

Just don't laugh at every thing lol

[soulbabe]

Well I obviously don't do that

[nbbn5]

Yeah
Just go out there a little have fun , if you will show a position nature people will talk to you more

[nbbn5]

Positive***
Autocorrect blol

[soulbabe]

yah well im never around people my age so it dosent matter

[nbbn5]

Still you should be happy an positive

[nbbn5]

And*

[soulbabe]

i try to be

[nbbn5]

Yup and be comfortable and be yourself

[DonRomeo]

Onlies should have our own big country. It would be the smartest, most interesting and most enlightened in the world.

[soulbabe]

huh?

[soulbabe]

What do you mean

[meatballs21]

I'm an only child, and I see most of your reasons as basically wanting to get away with bad behaviour by deflecting it onto your siblings.

[soulbabe]

I don't have siblings and I was stating points on why even If you hate your sibling why you would miss them

[soulbabe]

And of corce I want to be bad the worst I have ever done was lube a the shiter when I was. 6 years old

[rocksongwriter]

You forgot the most important one. When you're an only child, you get ALL the chores.

[soulbabe]

Your right I did

[Laurette]

You also don't have to clean up after the shit your siblings make.

[soulbabe]

@Laurette your right I only have to clean up after 9 people

[Titanic1912]

Here's another one. Bill Cosby described it perfectly!

https://youtu.be/zirhYpi5sw4

[Anonymous]

The biggest problem growing up was loneliness. Also there's one less person built into your support system as an adult. But I'm glad my parents could put all their money and resources into raising me. I benefited from that.

[soulbabe]

i live with my mom and see my dad every now and then. for must of my life i was completly alone mom went to work and i went to online school so i was left completely alone the only friend i had was my dog and any other pets i had tat the time such as Ginny pigs or squares

[Opinion Owner]

Why didn't you go to school?

[soulbabe]

mom was a contract nurse and with the constant school changes made my grades slip

[beccabubbles22]

I'm an only child and it gets really lonely sometimes.

[NightOwl8801]

Yup, pretty much.
I'm an only child and I'll agree

[EpicDweeb]

I'm the youngest of 8 children. That is all.

[soulbabe]

Huh?

[EpicDweeb]

I dunno just a random comment. I don't relate that much to pretty much anything in the my take as I'm not an only child I'm afraid xD (also I'm not exactly sure to what extent I've found the whole blame game to work even with siblings) xD

[soulbabe]

worked pretty well when i do it to cousins i didn't do it it was the boys im innocent im the only girl you have to believe me lol

[EpicDweeb]

I had 5 sisters... I'm pretty sure siblings are different from cousins xD

[soulbabe]

Um let's see I look out for them I fight them I play with them we beat the living shit out of them we blame and cover for each other I used to take baths with them when I was little I have changed thair dippers shared a bed and room with them am I forgetting anything

[EpicDweeb]

I rarely played with my siblings, we never really blamed or covered for each other that much. I'd wrestle with my brother Michael, and shared a bedroom and took baths with him, but besides that... not many similarties

[soulbabe]

Yah but I probably wouldn't hang with them that much if I actually have friends

[omgjassy]

Hahaha, yes I always said I wanted to be a only child too

[COCOCHANEL]

my dad was always there to play games and take me out to explore

[soulbabe]

I'm a only child who lives souly with a over protective mom I don't see dad vary much and mom docent even like water slides