What goes through your mind and why? What assumptions will you make?
2006-07-05 19:07:51 · 9 answers · asked by No S 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I often think they probably really wanted siblings growing up. I also think they didn't have to share stuff all the time. If they were isolated, I think they were probably bored a lot. I also think their parents were probably harrassed a lot about having only one.
2006-07-05 19:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by carolynator 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Why would there be a reaction? I don't make any assumptions. Some people think that only children are selfish and spoiled, but that's just a stereotype. People who come from families with multiple children can be spoiled and selfish, too. It's all in the way you're raised. (By the way, I come from a family w/ four kids and my best friend is an only child.)
2006-07-06 02:11:38 · answer #2 · answered by stseukn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reaction? What is there to 'react' about? I agree with others that it depends on how they are raised. I was a nanny for 4 kids for 2 years. The third child is soooooooooo spoiled, but the rest of them aren''t. I came from a family of 4 kids and my best friend is an only child (raised that way anyway as all of her brothers are way older than her and were grown by the time she was born). Neither of us are spoiled, etc. If someone reacts to hearing that someone is an only child, then I think that they are being judgmental and believing all the stereotyping out there.
2006-07-06 02:30:17 · answer #3 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really react when someone tells me they were an only child unless it has any relevance whatsoever in our conversation.
But I know that the usual stereotype of course is the whole "you were/are a spoiled child."
I tend to not make any assumptions because I'm not a prejudiced person and try to have a neutral view of people I don't know.
Remember,
Dumb people discuss other people.
Average people discuss events.
Smart people discuss ideas.
2006-07-06 02:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by hiimben2k5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im the only child in my family realy i have no brothers or sisters ort even any cousins and people allways say they wish they could be one but its not all that great. because in th e future and the rest of your family dies, you wont have any family left
2006-07-06 02:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats there to think about it? My son is an only child, and he turned out just fine :)
2006-07-06 02:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by Tainted_Halo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no brothers or sisters. I am an ONLY CHILD !
2006-07-06 02:09:52 · answer #7 · answered by baddog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweet, i wish i was
2006-07-06 02:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by jr_kuhn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so wat if someone is an only child? i am.
2006-07-06 03:19:29 · answer #9 · answered by LYY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋