Anyone here who grew up as an only child? What did you like and dislike about being an only child?

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What did you like and dislike about being an only child?

4ngelic · Accepted Answer

i'm an only kid

would say the good stuff about is that you have your own room (in my case i had my own bathroom. and at some point i had my own floor), your parents have a lot more money to spend on you (more Christmas & bday gifts, more toys, more stuff, you get to have all the fun summer camps and extracurricular activities, you get a better education, etc), there's no siblings comparison or competition, you get all the undivided attention and love from your parents

the less good stuff is that i remember it being a bit lonely at times and i'd be jealous of people with siblings from time to time because they have someone that's also young to play with and hang out with. i think you also get more pressure to be successful later and to perfom better at school (like i remember my dad being really extra with me in elementary school even, with school. i also all of high school had him telling me i sucked and was a failure because i wasn't perfect like he wanted me to in school & in life. he told me later it was it to motivate me to become better)

AliceGregory · Accepted Answer

I was and what I liked was how much attention I got from my dad. What I disliked was not having a playmate.

Nik1hil · Accepted Answer

Being an Only Child and being a Single Child are 2 different things!..

Only child is taken care off..

Single child or Abandoned child is basically the "Middle Child".. 😂😂 and trust me with elder child being father's favourite and younger child being being mother's favourite..

We "Middle child" become the Anarchy Arsonists who are always looking for ways to topple the order and Authority, because that is our subconscious way of getting parents attention and also proving our Dominance over Both of our siblings.

LiamJHayden · Accepted Answer

Yes. Liked: being the sole heir. Disliked: With my parents gone I am left with no close blood relatives.

SeriouslyNotSerious · Answer

When I was a kid, I'm always at school from morning until 5 pm. I usually have classmates and friends to play with so I did not feel so alone.. The good thing is I learned to be independent and usually, I'm just happy on my own.

I felt the cons while I was growing up, you don't have someone to share your secrets or hobbies with, and someone you know you can call whenever.

Flower7 · Answer

I can't think of anything that I liked about it. The worst part has always been the attitudes people have towards those who don't have siblings. They call me spoiled without even knowing anything about my parents or my background. They say how lucky I am, but I feel like it's the complete opposite.

AviatorTom · Answer

My sister is 8 years older than me, do I grew up mostly as a single child.

Pros - I got the run of the house, able to do what I want, wherever and whenever I wanted

Cons - Lack of sibling interaction, I had go go outside the house for social interaction; my parents put pressure on me to do well in school, which I did, but the pressure was always there

Foxeyes · Answer

Used to be jealous of my friend who grew up as a single child while I have 3 brothers, she was always jealous of me having 3 bigger brothers. Now I know both have ups and downs

Peter_Penetrator · Answer

I wish l had, had a brother. It would have been nice to have had a brotherly friend.

Then maybe l would have had more confidence in a locker room type setting instead of needing the privacy of shitting and showering alone.

For a dude to feel comfortable being naked in front of other men must start when we are young.

There are so many career opportunities l missed out on because of homophobia.

MoonFace2 · Answer

I liked having quiet time and social time when it suited me. I liked not having any competition for stuff or my parents’ affections, I got lonely often.

Agape93 · Answer

Yo  I had nobody to talk to or look out for me.

CubaPirate · Answer

Yes I was an only child and it certainly wasn't all that great especially at Christmas time with no one to play with and being surrounded by adults

Account · Answer

I dont know if that country but my little sister My r was born when I was 12 and a half so... umm as a child I sort of did. As a pre-teen till now, no lol.

Stella1990_ · Answer

Not being able to blame anyone when I got in trouble.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

With my family, I just as well say my late mom raised us alone because my dad was never at home, he was at bars or at my grandma's house, it was sad, but I made it.

MasterKS · Answer

single child, single mother! It was amazing! No regrets no issues!

Alwayreckles93 · Answer

I wish I was an only child. Sadly I had to raised my younger siblings.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Kind of. I rarely saw my parents or my brother. My sister and I were close at one point, but that didn't last long.

WhitneySnow · Answer

For seven years (my older half brother didn’t count because he didn’t live with us)

paledreams · Answer

Didn't grow upas an only child. I think people who do are just as awesome as those who did not - 😃

red-lipstick-girl · Answer

BI have 6 siblings and I'm the middle one lol

Kelly6 · Answer

@petitedollbabee i only have 1 sister but i wanted more siblings because she doesn't act as sibling

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

I was the lone lad with two now-deceased sisters, but that doesn't really count.

RedInnocent69 · Answer

Yeah. Spoiled rotten. It was great! 😂

Makeushiver · Answer

I was an only child and an orphan at age 12

impalabill77 · Answer

I dod.

Anyone here who grew up as an only child? What did you like and dislike about being an only child?

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With my family, I just as well say my late mom raised us alone because my dad was never at home, he was at bars or at my grandma's house, it was sad, but I made it.