Siblings, ya can’t live with ’em and ya can’t live without ’em, er, actually, you can… If you’re an only child you know very well what it’s like to live without siblings. Ah, the peace and quiet…
Are only children lonelier? Do they get more attention? Are divorce rates higher? These are questions you’ll hear asked around at social gatherings or buzzed about online. The answers? If you’re an only child, can you answer those?
Once you’ve voted, please leave a comment and tell us if you are an only child if you wish you had siblings growing up, and if you weren’t an only child if you wish you could have been (we won’t tell your siblings, we promise).
I’m number 4 of 12 children.
I am the oldest of six children.
No, but my wife is therefore we only had one child.
First of three.
I am the youngest of five, but they were all gone from home before I got to high school. Also, I couldn’t “get away” with anything because they had all done it before me!
One of two.
Oldest of four, wife oldest of three.We have one child, I figured out what caused that and fought her off after that.
No sure I have ever really grown up! 🙂
I’m number two out of seven. Over the past 50+ years, my one brother died and one sister died. Of my other four siblings (all sisters), we are all estranged – I’ve not seen one in 52 years, not heard from another in at least 10 years, a third not seen nor heard in 31 years (they both wanted to borrow thousands of dollars that I didn’t have and subsequently broke off all communication), leaving one sister that I sometimes chat with on social media.
This is sad. 🙁
There were 5 of us.
#3 of 10. 5 girls/5 boys. All thriving and surviving, and we are still a tight knit group.
We were cheap farm labor (and I’m glad for it)!
I was a city kid in 3rd grade, got the chance to live on a Moo farm and strawberries for a summer. One of the best learning experiences I have had.
That made me a more rounded person and I think better,
I know where my milk, butter and eggs come from.
Very Tasty!
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Pre-high school, I suffered a few “spoiled, only child” challenges. My usual response was “stick and stones, etc”. Much later, as a parent, I missed not being able to provide my 3 children with aunts, uncles and cousins such as I had enjoyed as a kid.
I was an only kid in my immediate family…but I had no silver spoon privileges.. I had to actually work…unlike kids now days.
Know anyone and then find out later they’re an only child and then think “well that figures”?
Thank you, RV Travel! 🙂 I answered no. I was for 3 1/2 years (1957 – 1960) and then again since 1983. Thanks again and safe travels! 🙂
Had one son from first marriage. Having his mind poisoned, he has never wanted anything to do with me. Being an only child and never learning to share, he’s never grown up. I raised one of his abused sons who has given us 4 wonderful great grandkids. He has never met his grandkids, by his choice.
I wasn’t but apparently thought I was. 🤣🤣🤣
I was an only child for my first 5 years, so I was generally more interested in being with friends my age than my two younger brothers. My high school vice-principal called me out of my sophomore English class to tell me I now had a baby sister. She was 6 at my wedding, so she and I didn’t really get close until she was married and had a child. Now we RV together every year!
Well, I was for the first 7 years. So yes and no.
Nope, I was the last one of 4. I must have either scared/ scarred or impressed my parents. Learned a lot about what not to do to survive by watching my siblings and their errors.
I think the majority of the readers of this newsletter are baby boomers. Growing up, I can only recall one or two kids who were an only child. It was pretty rare. In our age group, there were lots of kids in the families. Not so true anymore.
Mom wanted a girl and got me instead, so she tried again and got another boy. That evidently ended that.
My brother was 10 years older than I, so I was sort of an only child because he went away to college when I was 8. Sadly, he lost his life in Vietnam when I was 16. I have wonderful, if scattered, memories of him.
I got drafted in 1968, glad you had some good memories of your brother…
His spirit can probably say howdy to you now and then.
Take Care.
Yes I was and AM an only child. Never felt I missed out not having a sibling.
Last of nine. Once you hit perfection, why try again?
Oh, and am pretty close to all of them. My S.O.B. (significantly older brother) is 16 years older, and RVs as well. I’m closer in age to his two sons than him!
I wanted to mark both yes n no. I have an older brother but he was seldom around, so pretty much was an only child.
I thought this was a funny question. Yes, I was an only child.. still am!
no I was #3 of 8
Mom was 42 when I was born as an only child. She was 1 of 1 as well. DW was #3 of 4. When Mom died, we basically inherited 2 households.
1 of 1, never missed out in my childhood. But,…it’s hard to be a care-giver for an aging parent, without sibling’s support.
I’m the oldest of six of we wacky people.What were my parents thinking?
Oh, that’s right, Catholic religion. More kids more $$$$$ for the pope.
So sad. We turned out swell, but the parents split and left our mom to have fun with us…
She did, we all took care of the best mom ever!
No, but I wish I was.
I had an older brother but apparently I was closer to him than he was to me.