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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The thing I find hardest[/b] when dealing with adult only children is their lack of understanding of the love and bond of siblings. My siblings are by far my best friends even as adults, and no non-related best friend can come close to the depth and shared history of a sibling relationship. So I think the sense of family is different and hard when married to an only. I am one of six kids.[/quote]

In what way has this dynamic manifested itself?  How did it cause conflict?[/quote]

Yeah, Im curious too. I am an only, and I never had any problem understanding how siblings could be close, but have you somehow not noticed how often they are NOT? I would say 80% of people I meet who have siblings describe conflict.  I don't assume that is the norm, but it sure is very common.

I had a very close relationship with my mother. I never assume people don't relate to my closeness with her because they had siblings.

I'm afraid OP and people like you, PP, (unless you are OP) need to accept the fact that you cannot reduce OTHER PEOPLE to a set of stats when they appear to not understand something about you or you have the need to assume something about them.[/quote]

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