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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My best friend has an only child. She may not notice it because this is her only frame of reference but her son is self centered and unable to deal with any compromise relating to his desires. I have 5 children that share, laugh, fight, compromise, apologize and are incredibly loyal to one another. When we are gone they will have each other’s backs and that is priceless.[/quote]

1. You don’t know what your kids’ relationships will be like as adults. I hope they get along, but many, many people do not get along with their siblings as adults.

2. Kids can be self-centered in sibling situations just as easily as in one-kid situations. Don’t generalize.

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Let me elaborate on number 1: Again, I hope it’s different in your case, but with the exception my sister and I—who have a decent relationship, but are hardly as close as we were as kids—no one in my extended family has close sibling relationships. My dad and his 3 sisters barely talk to one another. My mom hates her brother. My husband has a non-existent relationship with his brother. My FIL is not in contact with his siblings.

You can say that all of these people have problems, but more likely it’s just that many people aren’t close with their siblings as adults. [/quote]

Yeah you can’t predict how close siblings will be. My younger brother is one of my best friends and confidants. I can’t imagine my life without him![/quote]

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