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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents of one hover and then they hover any minimal grandkids they have too.  And they always fight to have their one and only at every holiday and event in their lives.  And then they hover over you because you are their never-had daughter.  I married an only and it SUCKS!  I came from a family of 4 and it is just so much different.

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Apparently you didn't learn critical thinking skills in your family of origin. How unfortunate for you. [/quote]

Not the PP but this makes no sense whatsoever.  Are you saying they should use their critical thinking to tell their in-laws to not be around?  To spend Christmas alone.  I am married to an only child myself and this is a huge issue.  Spoiling my 2 kids so over the top because they are the only grandkids.  Telling me how to raise them, offended if we don't invite them to every little play, musical, soccer game etc...  Not understanding that I have my family and want to see them without them 2 tagging along sometimes.  It is a slippery slope.  If there was just one more sibling with or without another grandkid would give my husband and I some breathing room.  And the part about them aging (someone else mentioned) scares me a lot.  It is a lot to take with no help.  [/quote]

The above issue has more to do with  the person rather than family size. My aunt has 4 kids and each kid is starting to have kids of their own. She is offended when they choose to celebrate holidays with their spouses family - even if some of her kids celebrate with her! She wants ALL of them there with her. Not to mention she is is overbearing when the new grandkids come and having 4 kids herself, she is the expert on everything related to kid. She can't be alone and needs to be the center of attention and this has nothing to do with how many kid she has. She guilts them all when they don't put her first.[/quote]

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