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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up as an only, never wanted siblings, and had a happy, regular childhood. I never felt like I lacked anything, and all holidays and vacations were the three of us. I attended a small rural high school and I'm pretty sure I was one of the few onlies there...but I never felt different because of that. In fact I enjoyed going over to friends' houses, being in the madness of a larger family, then coming back to my quiet, calm home. It was the best of both worlds. And I'm fine with being an only child now as my parents are aging and I'm dealing with the effects of that...it's not easy, but doable.

My parents had siblings but they rarely talked. My H has two siblings and they talk almost every day. So I don't think one can really predict what a sibling relationship will look like. But I will say this: don't place the existence of the second child on the first child. I have an acquaintance and once in front of her children (I think they were maybe 5/8 then) she talked about how they didn't want a second kid but the first kid was so insistent they just went ahead and did it. "Larla, you owe your existence to your brother!" Actual words, and I don't think she was joking. Even if that's how things panned out, I'm not sure why she thought it was okay to say that out loud.[/quote]

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