Being an only child

Biodtl made a good point about being an only child. She raised the topic of being an only child and how we’re stereotyped so bad. I remember wishing lots of times to have a brother or sister so I’d have someone to relate with on a personal level. I see people taking their siblings for granted because they’ve always been there. For us, thats not an option. There’s just us and its always been just us. When we get in trouble, we can’t blame John or Sara. Our parents know who it was that broke the glass in the kitchen or spilled the red juice on the carpet.

And you know, the funny thing is, we always tell ourselves that at a certain age, we stop asking for a brother or sister. But I think deep down inside, we always wish for one. Its just something that for once, we could ask for but never got the chance to get. We get the ‘Ooh, you’re so lucky’, ‘I wish I was an only child’ and the whole repertoire, but let me ask you this: Would you really want to know what it would be like to go 365 days without that brother and sister that you DO have? That you have cried with, have laughed with, fought with, have poked fun at just for the hell of it…would you like to know what its like to go somewhere and not be able to go because your parents think something will happen to their only child?

And yes, ladies and gentlemen, for the ones that have brothers and sisters, you have to SHARE but whats the harm in that? Thats what makes you a better person. Isn’t that what all of us were taught in kindergarten so we wouldn’t look like selfish assholes when we grew up? Hell, I wish I had someone I could share my games, clothes, books with. Thats why I don’t want to have one child cause they’ll go through what I went through and its no fun. It sucks big time.