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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]when the only at some point will ask the parents why they didn't have another child and to wish for a brother or sister.  How would that make the parent REALLY feel  "because only one was in the cards for us due to stress and hardship or other reasons cited here?"  I'm sorry but if you are physically and financially able to have another i think you owe it to them to have another.  The reality is they need a sibling in this world.   Someone to lean on when they become adults, attend their respective weddings, take care of the parents when they get old, on their deathbeds TOGETHER.

I'm just not sold on an only. [/quote]

I think no one is really trying to sell anyone on having an only.  You can close the thread and move along - no one is trying to convince you to do anything.

A family of three fits very nicely on a plane, as there are usually 3 seats together.  And addressing the more serious point brought up above, you cannot predict whether siblings will get along.  A sibling can be a burden rather than a blessing.  My brother has brought so much worry and heartache to my family as an adult and as a child.  For every person I know who has a close and loving relationship with a sibling I know another who is in a situation similar to mine.[/quote]

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