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[quote=Anonymous]I’m an only whose mom was an only and I have an only. It was my choice. I liked being an only child, and my child (teenager) likes it too. If you forge a close friendship or a few with other kids early in life, I think that can really supplant that desire for companionship in a kid. It’s kind of the best of both worlds. A friend like a sister and or brother but they can go home! I suppose that now that my parents are getting older..well..I always knew that would fall to me. But I often see that in families with multiple kids. One ends up bearing most of the burden. So, I can’t say I really relate to the anxiety. I am always a little befuddled at why people think it’s so awful to have only one kid. You get to devote all of your attention to them. Financially, it is easier. Half of the people I know with siblings don’t like them. Myths that only kids are selfish or weird have been disproved. They tend to be more like oldest kids. I DO have a very small family. So, there is that. But is that a negative? I don’t really think so.[/quote]

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