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

revolved around them. I never wanted all my parents' attention like that. Childhood may be great for only children but adulthood is hard for many I've known. They have to deal with the fact that the world no longer revolves around them.

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ArtieKat · M

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.

Cloud7593 · 46-50, F

@ArtieKat That's the main reason being an only child isn't good. I've seen many only children struggle with dealing with people. They try to control and get mad when people don't let them.