Are you the only child in your family????

China
April 10, 2009 3:56am CST
Hello mylotters, Are you the only child in your family? If not, how many sisters or brothers do you have? How are you getting along with them? I'm a first-year college student who has two brothers. One is 37- a government servant and the other is 32 who has his small private business. It seems that there is a large age gap between us but we can understangd each other well. My brothers got married several years ago. Now i have had a 4-year-old nephew and a 11-year-old neice and they are both lovely. My brothers are busy so i can chat with them only once a week or even less. Compared with me, they are more experienced and mature, i can learn a lot from their words. It is really a precious wealth. May they be happy all their life!
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• United States
11 Apr 09
I am an only child. I was able to be around my cousins quite a bit so I had other kids to play with...which is always great because I had someone to play with and keep me busy but never had to share anything or fight over anything LOL. Even though I was an only child I was no where near spoiled, I mean yes I was able to have my own things and not have to worry about sharing but my mom didn't give me anything I wanted. But I really appreciate that now because I now that I am an adult I am able to take pride in the things that I have and have worked for. But it also would of been nice to have at least one sibling so as an adult you could lean on one another.
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@asianwind (365)
• Philippines
11 Apr 09
I envy you in a way.I am the eldest in three girls. Lots of pressure to tell you frankly and I am not living up to the standards of my parents. My younger sister though is an over-achiever and I get shunned to the background.Now she is happily married and I am not. I am in my 30s now and I am feeling desperate. I would love to have an older brother though.
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• United States
11 Apr 09
I have 2 half brothers and 1 half sister. I am the baby. The oldest of my brothers is almost 50 I think and my sister is in her late 40's. My other brother is 43 and I am 35. I don't speak to my oldest brother at all. Not by my choice but I am not sure of why he doesn't care to speak to me. He didn't even bother to talk to me when our mom passed away in October. My sister is on my myspace and we message each other sometimes. My other brother and I are a little closer and we do talk on the phone or email sometimes. Overall I don't really have a close relationship with any of them. I would be willing to but none of them make an effort.
@buggles64 (2709)
• United States
10 Apr 09
No, I am not an only child, although I often feel as though I am. I have one brother who is two years older than me. We are not close. We were close when we were children, but then my parents took in a lot of reltaives children, all boys and then I felt like I got left on the roadside. My relationship with my brother has never been the same. He married, and his wife and I were close for a little while but that relationship also deteriated. I see them on holidays, but not to often.
• China
11 Apr 09
Hello buggles64, Thanks for your response. It seems that you have no age gap with your brother, but why... a little sad Have a nice day
@waseem86 (138)
• Lithuania
10 Apr 09
i have 3 brothers, 22, 18 and 13 , no sisters, and we are great together, i see them two times a year because i live in another country, but we keep on touch all the time using skype ..
• China
11 Apr 09
Hi waseem86, I'm glad to hear that you are getting along well with your brothers even though you are in different countries. Have a nice day!
@waseem86 (138)
• Lithuania
12 Apr 09
thanks :) have a nice day!
• India
11 Apr 09
I am the only child in the family. My parents are the only companion to me . I am having many cousins who are helpful to me. They give me the right direction. i also help my younger cousins when they seek me. I like my mother than my father. She cares me a lot. Without her , it is impossible for me to enjoy life.
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@brisk123 (2823)
• India
13 Apr 09
Hello friend,We have four kids in the family.Me, I am the second daughter in the family.I have one elder sister who is married already,a younger brother of 22 years who is still pursuing his studies and one youngest sweet sister who is also still studying.I love them all.God bless them!
• Philippines
11 Apr 09
You're lucky to have siblings, so enjoy every moment of it. I have a brother and a sister, and I am the youngest. However, I grew up alone since I was the one left with my father when my parents separated since I was just a kid. I don't even remember playing with them, although we only have a small age gap. Although I have friends and some cousins, I still felt the loneliness inside especially if I am alone. However, I am still glad that I met my brother 5 years ago. I just wish I can still see my sister someday. By the way, I am now 43 and a happily married man with growing kids.
@rtslvtwy (1088)
• Malaysia
10 Apr 09
Nope. I have a sister who is 5 years older than i am. Although we live in different countries, but I would usually go visit her during Christmas and she would come visit me during Chinese New Year.
• China
11 Apr 09
Great! Thanks for your response. Happy mylotting....
@mizstress (719)
• Philippines
13 Apr 09
in the family we are 5 siblings and im the lodest child. hehehe i have 2 brothers and 2 sisters younger than me.my 2nd sibling is 20 yrs old guy graduating this month on college. the next is 18 yrs old girl, incoming 3rd yr college student. the other one is 15 yrs old boy, incoming junior high student. and the youngest among us is 10 yrs old girl, incoming 6th grader. hehehe they make me feel younger coz everytime were together we play along, watch movies together and joke around each other.. theres no dull moment whne we are together. i love my siblings eventhough we somestimes misunderstood each others. hehehe your right family is a precious gift we can receive! happy mylotting!
• South Korea
11 Apr 09
we are 7 sibling in our family im youngest among the girls.
@happy2009 (330)
• China
11 Apr 09
I have a sister and brother ,My sister is 4 years old then me ,she is a colleage teacher,my brother is one years yonuger then me ,now he is a farmer and he has his own farms .my sister is a very strict lady ,she often supervise me when I am flinch on my study and work ,my brother has some childish now though he is two children's father ,his two children are both very clever .I love them very much ,and also my sister has a half year old son ,and my son is one year old then him ,so when the four children come together ,it's a very funny things .
• China
13 Apr 09
I guess you must have a very wonderful feeling with two old brothers who will take care of you any time you are in need of help. I have only a sister four years older than me.but she did not like to play with me ever since my childhood.When i started my senior high school, i had to become one of the boarders since my house was far away from the school.and i got only one chance a week to go back to home except for summer vacation and winter vacation, so in my whole senior high school. i and my older sister have little chance to meet each other.It looks like we were indifferent to each other at that times. Such a situation did not change until i went to college in 1996. In Septemper 1996,I finally arrived at my campus about 1100 km away from my hometown accompanied by my sister.from that time on i come to realize the careness from my sister,maybe it was just because that we were all becoming more and more mature so that we could understand each other much more.
@Absinto (2385)
• Portugal
13 Apr 09
I am not the only child in my family, i have one brother whom is 2 years younger that me. We get along sometimes but i think that is how siblings are suposed to be.
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
11 Apr 09
I think your admiration for your brothers is really beautiful. I only have one sibbling. I would have loved to have been one of several, but it did not work out that way. I am sorry that I live a very far distance from my sibbling, if I were to drive to where he lives without stopping for gas, food, or restroom - it would take more than 17 hours. We also do not talk with each other very often at all.
• China
11 Apr 09
Hi,i can realize what you mean,yep,your brothers' age is bigger than you so much.Well,i'm the only girl in my family,i always feel lonely,cos which i think is different from my parents,i know we have generation gap.So i'm not liking stay at home,i go out with friends.
@eselmaro (208)
• Philippines
11 Apr 09
I am not the only one. Hehe :p I have one brother and two half siblings. Well, you know what I mean. The gap between me and my brother is 2 years. Then next to him is 8 years I guess and another 3 years again. It only means I am the eldest of the four. I visit them every other week since I am living independently. Thus, every time I go there, they are so excited to see as well as my dog named Angel. That's it.
@ahslack (484)
• Singapore
11 Apr 09
Hi there,i am same as you.I am the youngest in the family and i have two brothers,one aged 24 and another is 22.I get along with them very well and there's is no gap between us.My brothers are usally not busy and i get to see them like 5-6 days a week.
@hxstar (510)
• China
11 Apr 09
I have a brother aged 22.I am also a fresh man in college.My brother is really helpful to me.Whenever I have trouble,he will try his best to help me.He is not only my brother but also my best friend.We have so many similarities that we always have a lot to talk about.I think he is great.
@Bandeed (82)
• Australia
11 Apr 09
I'm not i have 3 other siblings