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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is quite interesting. I am an only child, and didn't like it growing up (I was very lonely). But as an adult I really dislike being an only child. My parents live on the Wes tCoast and I only see them once a year. My in-laws live in the midwest and we only see them once a year (but are not close with them). I feel very alone in life. We have no family in the area and have no one to spend holidays with. Being an only child with no family around is super lonely. We have a child who is only 6 months old but I am already planning to get pregnant with #2 soon. I would feel so sad for her if she grew up to be an only child since we have no family in the area and I did not like being an only child. Most of my friends have only 1 child by choice. My own parents are quite disapproving of us having more than 1! They don't understand why anyone would want more than 1. They don't understand how lonely I was as a child and lonely I still am. Personally I never considered myself to be in a "real family" growing up because I was an only child--part of that was that we really didn't have any family traditions and I felt so isolated from my large, extended family (grandparents, cousins, etc.) who lived thousands of miles away. I would have had a much different experience if I had grown up near extended family.[/quote] I'm sorry you've had this experience. Siblings are no guarantee of anything, you know. DH and I aren't close to ours at all, and many people I know frankly dislike their siblings. If your parents are unsupportive of you, perhaps you should invest some serious energy in developing a family of friends who will support you. Family comes in all forms![/quote]
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