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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m only interested in hearing from other adult only children. Particularly moms with small children. How do you manage feelings of loneliness? Jealousy of friends and even your spouse who have built-in support? I’m generally very positive but every time I go through a milestone (having a baby, baptism, 40th birthday, parent illness, etc) I’m reminded of how ALONE I am in the world. Yes, I have friends. I’m very involved in my community. But at the end of the day, everyone else has family to count on. To plan and host events. To travel with. To navigate caring for aging parents with. My parents are elderly. I have no aunts/uncles/first cousins. [/quote]

Therapy. 
I have siblings and aunts. We’re estranged due to significant abuse issues. I will never have a “real” or helpful mom, sister, aunt. I too feel totally alone. I have no extended family to count on — I actually have to actively prevent them from stealing from me or abusing my children. It totally sucks. It’s not an only child thing, though. [/quote]

This is OP. I think you’re probably right. As I’m reading through these responses, I’m realizing it probably isn’t an only child thing. It’s more of a no extended family to count on thing. [/quote]

Exactly.  I have a sibling, but not one I can count on for anything and both of my parents are dead.  Neither of my parents were close to their families, both left them and moved far away so I didn't grow up close to family.  So now it's essentially me, DH, our kids for blood family, and my friends.  Although being a working mom of two young kids with an hour commute doesn't leave much time for nuturing friendships.

It is tough.[/quote]

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