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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an only child and was born in a country and a generation (former USSR in 1970s) where being an only child was the norm, rather than the exception. As a result, a lot of my Russian friends are also onlys and I haven't noticed them being any more selfish than anyone with multiple siblings. We chose to have two children, but only because I thought it would be fun, not out of some fear of deprivation - I feel particularly deprived as a child - unlike the poster above, being an only bothered me not at all. I am, however, a complete and utter extravert so that may have made a difference. OP, your child may feel lonely or he/she may not - it really depends on the child's personality rather than anything else. Plenty of people have siblings and do not get along with them whatsoever (see family forum for multiple examples). So rock on with your only-child-having self and ignore the comments people make in RL. [/quote] I also grew up in the former USSR in the 1970s, but in our area, two children were the norm, and people with onlies were presumed to have medical problems that kept them from having more. Literally 95% of people I knew had two children.[/quote]
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