Did you ever want to be an only child? I never did, but most only children say they loved it because they got everything they wanted and everything

I was a only child. I promise you the world didn't revolve around me. I definitely learned real quick how to entertain myself though.

No, it would be so lonely, growing up I didn't have to make much effort socializing because I already had someone, my sister is just one year younger so we've always been close. I can't imagine growing up playing on my own or not talking to her before sleep or doing everything with just my parents and having to meet other people outside our home setting in order to feel company.
And I know people who grew up without siblings but still aren't spoiled at all and never thought the world revolves around them. Although I noticed they tend to be quite jealous of their friends, like if their friends hang out with others and feel more entitled to people's time (at least that was my observation as a child but of course it changes once they grow up).

Our daughter is an only child, and she most certainly did not get everything she wanted as she was growing up.

And once a kid starts interacting with other children, she learns pretty early that things will not always go her way and that the world does not revolve around them.

She is a very happy adult.

I am the only girl with three brothers. I learned what it was like to have siblings and also be an only child as my brothers often didn’t want me around. I learned to be on my own and be self sufficient. Now as an adult I might as well be an only child because my brothers never reach out to make contact. Haven’t spoken to them in at least a decade.

I felt sorry for the only children I knew - like you, I never wanted all of my parents' attention, and thought it unnatural for kids to be happy going everywhere with theirs. My 2 sisters and I are close in age - three and a half years between me and the oldest, with 16 months between the girls. We could be horrid to one another 2 ganging up against the other but that probably wasn't a bad education of what to expect from life.

I didn't get along with my siblings. none of us got along really. But I loved most of them, was protective of them, and wanted the best for them, and I'm happy most of them exist. 2 out of 3 of them turned out alright in the end. But I generally have no idea how to interact with them beyond just trying to be a supportive influence and make small talk as always.

I would have been much happier as an only child,
Most of us would have been actually. but that seems kind of selfish. Idk.

Some people I think have siblings that they have a close connection with, and I think that is something precious and sweet.

Most people I know who were an only child often say their childhoods felt lonely. Many of them who had good parents are often more ambitious too, I've noticed.

Not all are spoiled. It really depends on the culture and character of their parents.

[quote] They have to deal with the fact that the world no longer revolves around them[/quote] - Every child learns this at some point, regardless of their status. Being an only child can make it more difficult socially - some things are just learned a little later, when you start to communicate with peers more. that is why children have to play with other children (face to face) a lot. They learn so much from interacting and solving things together.

Sadly, I have met many adults who still think that they are the center of the universe. Main trait: inconsiderate.
I actually feel bad for them... life will teach them, eventually. It must be a big shock for them, waking up so late.
They will only know when they meet and clash with someone like them xD

I am an only child. There were times when I would have liked a sister or brother, but it never happened. Oh well....

i was the opposite. i was an only child but sometimes it actually seemed a bit lonely. yeah i had my parents but i still felt it whenever i played a video game or read a book or watched another disney movie for the 100th+ time. i was doing those things alone. my BF however is the 2nd youngest of 13 and the stories of his siblings sound chaotic and sometimes all he wanted was to be alone but it seemed nice being surrounded by so many loved ones. im lucky they now treat me like a lil sister to them.

so yeah grass is always greener on the other side.

No because all the only children I knew were saying they wished they had a sibling. I wanted a twin sister though.

Couldn't think of anything worse

My siblings make life worth living

I was an only child and for me everything was not handed to me .i had to work to pay for my school clothes and anything else I wanted. I had two great parents but it was hard not having someone to annoy when I was bored 😂 Now I get along great with about everyone but I can and do be by myself a lot .

I have only one child that’s another story not much of a family reunion type of thing makes it hard .

Yes, I did. You make a good point though.

I wanted a twin . Double the awesome

I'm an only child
I wish I had a sibling or 2.

As much as my mum is everything to me and she's done so much for me. Having a sibling would have been so much different even for guidance or company whenever I was alone.

Its even harder after my mum told me that she had a miscarriage before me 😒

I was an only child, and everything did not revolve around me. I seldom was given things that I asked for.
My parents were very against that way of raising kids.
Of course, I grew up in the 60s and 70s which was a less permissive era... we were taught to work and wait for things.

I never got everything I wanted, but the one thing I did get was listening to parents screaming abuse at each other and my mother telling me I'll never be as good as my older dead sibling. Being an only child sucked in my house.

I was the middle child of 5 boys. With my cousins staying with us sometimes a year or two so there were 8 of us... If blood wasn't gushing my parents didn't care. Walk it off. Dad was the youngest of 16 kids so it was to be expected.

I was for almost 16 years. I envy my sister because by the time she was born, all the abusive people went away and my mom got better control of her mental problems.

They got things but who would they share childhood with when their friends were busy and the parents were working?

Indeed, it can create issues.

I grew up in a large family and I wouldn't have wanted to be an only child.

I am an only child and always wanted a brother or sister

I would have never survived with out my sister by my side

🤔 I’m an only child and was raised.expected to be independent.. Definitely not the center of attention or that anything revolves around me haha.. My kiddo is an only child. She gets more attention than I did, but I’ve still raised her to be independent, reasonable, empathetic, and considerate. My stepbrothers on the other hand are entitled AF lol..

I didn’t have a choice since I have a brother.

As a little girl ,at times , as me and my brother would get into some bad physical fights. But I love him and ofc I loved him then too ,although over time and through maturing we became closer and I look at those fights as smth very childlike and funny ig or my thoughts of not wanting him as my sibling at the time haha

No, but I remember thinking about living without cruelty or violence. Boys will be boys, but I wondered what life with moments of peace might be like since I was 3.

No, but it felt like I was an only child. My siblings are much older and we never did anything together.
I grew up, and surpassed them in a way, and I feel they resent me for it. I didn't/don't have a lot of the issues they've had/have

I would have never wanted it. Such a boring and lonely life. Yes, I could have enslaved my parents and make them revolve around me. But they are not the world.

No. I can't imagine life without my siblings. I think many only children grow to become masters at dealing with loneliness.

The hardest part was supporting my parents when they were dying. With brothers and sisters you can share the anguish.

No... I prefer having siblings over being an only child.

Yes, I always wanted to be the only child lol

I am an only child.

No.

No. I have one brother who is awesome. I wanted a sister, too, but that never happened.

Yes, I never liked my siblings.

[quote]They have to deal with the fact that the world no longer revolves around them[/quote]

An interesting contrast to this notion is the fact that Donald Trump had 4 siblings, and still to this day, approaching his eight decade of life, cannot accept that the world does not revolve around him. He is the apex narcissist.

No. My family is a huge part of my life and I'm very blessed to have so many brothers and sisters.