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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After years of trying for #2, I think we're going to call it quits.  Even though I would LOVE to have another baby, I think it's just not in the cards for us (after years of IVF).

Now that I'm thinking we'll remain a family of 3 and that my daughter will be an only child, I'm wondering if folks could tell me about their experiences as an only.  What was helpful?   What did your parents do that you appreciated?   What did you hate about it?  What did your parents do well?  What do you wish they had done differently?

All advice is appreciated![/quote]

The attention is great.  The loneliness is not.  It would have been helpful if we lived in a neighborhood with lots of kids my age, but we lived in the middle of nowhere.  When I got to be a teen I hated that my mom thought of me as more of a friend/confidant/sister than a child.  I wish they made more of an effort to have me involved in age-appropriate activities where I could make friends my own age, instead of bringing me to their parties, etc. I learned how to converse with adults and whatnot- but, again, it was lonely.  It didn't have to be, and I have friends with only's who are not lonely because their parents make efforts to have them involved in team sports, live in kid-friendly neighborhoods, and basically make a bigger family for them.  Also, since their attention & money is not diluted, the kids have lots of opportunities that might not be as available if siblings were in the picture.[/quote]

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