Only child. / myLot

Philippines

June 6, 2018 5:38am CST

Sometimes, I wonder how it feels to have a siblings. I would be much happier if I have. I would not feel out of place whenever we would go to a family gathering because they were with me. Others would say I'm lucky, because all of my parents attention is just for me. But I feel otherwise, I don't have someone to talk to inside our family whenever I feel depress on some certain things that I could not say to my parents. So if you have siblings, treasure them. There's someone out there, like me, who have been wishing to have one.

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Lynn Fowler

@lynnief (1203)

• Australia

6 Jun 18

I am an only child. I never missed having siblings when I was a kid, but since I have been an adult, and particularly now as I get older, I sometime think it would be nice to have someone with whom I shared memories.

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

That is exactly what I thought as well.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

It is good and bad to have siblings. lol I think you should open up with your mom or dad. Or cousins. Being an only child is not that bad.

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

I'm open to my parents but there's some stuff that I could not share to them.

Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

6 Jun 18

I am the last child of 6 children at our home. I do cherish and appreciate my siblings, unfortunately, I lost 1 sister a few years ago and miss her a lot.

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

I'm sorry to know that. Actually my mother had an miscarriage to her 2nd baby and I was like 5 years old during that time.

Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

6 Jun 18

Hi Chicnthin. Thank you. I miss my siblings but one is getting on my nerves. I have a cousin who is also an only child and since we grew up together, she still feels like she has siblings too.

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

I hope you and your sibling would be okay. My only cousing that I really get along with is also only child.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

7 Jun 18

@chicnthin Oh nice. Hopefully, we will but not now. You and your cousin are the siblings.

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

7 Jun 18

@mlgen1037 yeah, one is better than nothing.

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Jessa Bumagat

@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

6 Jun 18

Ohh it's good to have siblings hehehe!!! but still you're lucky , you are the center of attention in your family.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

but not when there's too many of you. as @rakski said it has its upsides and downsides.

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

I know I'm lucky but I just can't help to think in that way.

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Jessa Bumagat

@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

6 Jun 18

@hereandthere yes I agree with you

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Craig Archer

@Craigba (40)

• Kempton Park, South Africa

6 Jun 18

I have 3 siblings (youngest child) and know how it can be to have to share the attention / share in general (being the youngest and smallest I often got last choice)... But I cannot describe how awesome it is to have someone to chat with and say, "remember when we did XYZ" or "Remember this person" or " remember when mom or dad did this?" Baz Lurhman summed it up well - siblings are the closest link to your past and more likely to stick with you in the future Siblings are also invaluable when you go through the pain of losing one or both of your parents

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chicnthin

@chicnthin (3031)

• Philippines

6 Jun 18

I agree with you. It always have an advantage and disadvantage.