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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have at least 2. One is a lonely number. I am 65 and all my friends who are only children wish they had siblings.[/quote]

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But what happens when one of the siblings has special needs or becomes an addict or becomes disabled and can't take care of themselves? Or just has no interest in eldercare or having a relationship with their sibling? There's no guarantee in life and I can bet the 65 year old only children you know are wishing for the "ideal" sibling relationship, not what the actually reality may have been.

A coworker has 4 siblings. The 4 siblings all live within a few miles of their aging parent. One lives 3 blocks away. Coworker lives 200 miles away. Siblings can't be bothered to help aging parent at all, even when there's been a recent terminal diagnosis. Coworker spends weekends there and jumps in the car whenever there's an emergency.  Siblings couldn't be bothered to help their aging parent shovel out after a snowstorm. The one 3 blocks away said they were studying for a real estate exam and couldn't spend the time helping. I've heard similar stories more times than I can count. I'm not saying this is the norm--but it is a very real possibility.

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