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[quote=Anonymous]Only child with an only child here. I had a happy, full childhood. My parents encouraged activities for me and while they had high expectations of me, I never felt pressured by them to do something/be someone they pictured. They allowed me to be me. I never missed large families when I was younger because I didn't have one, and when I got older and hung out more with my friends' families, I appreciated the calmness of my own family. I married into a big family so it ended up being the best of both worlds. :)

With our only, I am trying to support him without any pressure. Encouraging him to be who he is. l I'd say the only thing we're doing differently is my mom did everything for me growing up (cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc) so when I went to college (before internet and cell phones) there was a big learning curve. We also encourage his relationships with his cousins as I was not close with my cousins growing up. Obviously that's a lot easier now with Facetime and such, all I had as a kid was letters and long distance.[/quote]

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