I dont have any brothers and sisters.and i think for that i am the happiest person on earth.Your parent's love is reserved just for you.there's no one to nag behind you, to disturb you, to do anything that makes you sick.what do you all think?have any bros or sis?and are you all happy about it?
2007-02-24 19:39:12 · 27 answers · asked by Z....... 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
No , Not at all! It's good for you to have brothers and sisters in ur life. You need someone with you for support after your parents in future. Even, I'm alone. I don't have any brother or sister.I worry very much for it.But, it's life and we have to accept whatever the almighty gives us.
2007-02-27 01:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Riya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is good to have brothers and sisters. You learn to share and think about another person rather than yourself. Also there is someone to support you when in times of need. Even if it is only moral support. The get togethers are fantastic! The arguments and fight for things are outrageous and one in a million. Playing is fun too. Each one accepts each other for they are and you learn to be human. By sharing your parents love with them, it never diminishes or exceeds. Your brothers and sisters stick to you no matter what happens or whoever disowns you.
The only thing you will not miss is that some parents tend to be partial.
But being alone too doesnt make you any less. You will finally become what you are to be, whether you have brothers and sisters or not.
Enjoy Life.
2007-02-25 04:14:24 · answer #2 · answered by Star of the Sea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with whattheheck. It's rough sharing the attention sometimes. It'd be nice not to have my brother barge in my room all the time just to say one word and then leave. My older brother (the middle child) has to be nagged a lot since he refuses to do much. I just do what I told. It's frustrating to listen to my parents nag forever on him. They baby him as well. I was also beat up by my older brothers and teased growing up, A LOT :(
The good thing about it, though, is having someone around all the time. Having someone to connect with, share your jokes, play your games. And sometimes, even taking care of you. Those are the times when it's great. You always have someone to cling to if you're going somewhere new and you know absolutely no one there.
The arguments make you wish you were the only child. But otherwise, it's alright. The money thing is tough, if your family doesn't make a lot of money--you notice when the other child gets a gift a lot more expensive than yours. Lots of sibling rivalry and jealousy going on sometimes.
2007-02-25 03:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by Little Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer having my brothers...my parents are gone now and I still have my brothers. You are fortunate that you have your parent's love but they will not always be there. You have to think in terms of the long haul. And who will be there to help you care for your parents when that time comes? And no nieces or nephews? Where's the fun in that? I think you'd better have some good cousins whose kids you get to play with so you won't miss out on all that fun stuff! Having siblings teaches you so much about sharing and giving and loving. It's not just nagging and quibbling...but playing and always having someone at your back.
Having someone who came from whence you came...who knows you up and down...who can almost read your mind. That's what brothers and sisters are for. Even when they get irritating sometimes, you know they love you just because...
2007-02-25 03:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by cmpbush 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents separated when I was 26 years old. It was really difficult being torn in two as neither of them had any other family members to lean on. I still have many regrets over how I portioned my time between them and this has been a difficult one to work through.
Parents both being ill
With them being separated and then being ill, I became the next-of-kin for them both at the same time. There was no-one to share the burden and the fears and the decisions with.
Parents dying
My parents died within four months of each other when I was 35/36. I did not expect to find it as hard as I did. It wasn't so much the loss (which was very difficult), it was more to do with a sense of a loss of identity. I no longer knew who I was. I was no one's beloved daughter anymore and I wasn't able to be a caring daughter anymore. I became quite depressed at that time.
The other aspect to losing both parents is that there is no-one to share in the loss. You are on your own with it. At both funerals I was the main mourner - sitting alone at the front with my husband (friends sat further back).
I guess in my experiences with my parents (and in the many hours of being on my own as a child) there was a sense of isolation and being so alone with everything. It is the feeling of being an island.
Its easy being an only child when your parents are by your side. When they are gone, well, thats a whole different story.
2007-02-25 03:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up with 4 brothers and 3 sisters, I totally wished I were an only child many times, but I also LOVED having someone around at all times to do things with. The bottom line is we have to make the most of whatever situation we are dealt in life.
2007-02-25 03:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by whattheheck 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...I'm the 7th of nine..On the plus side ....My family is love/hate thangg.. We stand up for eachother but can also kill eachother off..
They say blood is thicker than water but i know of some friends who are closer than any sibling is...
I had 2 'fight' for my parents love n attention...so there was a lotta competition, sum feelings of being rejected..
I 'envy' you..u had ur parents' undivided attention and love..hopefully they also taught you how to share and let other people be first smtms..If so, then great.
There's no better, i think..Every situation has it's plusses n minusses..
I on the other hand don't regret being part of a big family..Celebrations are fun, i'd always swap clothing, accessories with my sisters, we'd stand up for 1another etc..I have a great family but also great friends that are also like sisters to me..
It's all good..
2007-02-25 09:03:15 · answer #7 · answered by Elle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a younger brother and i have never felt that i should have been the only child because we love each other sooo much. being the only child, we cannot enjoy the company of a close person. u can share your feelings and enjoy with ur sis or bro which some times u cannot share with ur parents. so its not always troublesum to have a bro or sis. now its up to u.
2007-02-27 07:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by Vani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only child here. I'd have to say yes. I like my space. LOL!
I have half-brothers & sisters on my dad's side but I was raised by myself alone by my maternal grandmother.
I grew up around little cousins who I played with but when I got tired of them I knew I didn't have to go home with them at the end of the day. Then when I was ready to hang with them again they were right there. More options.
Only bad thing I could see out of it is if you're prone to wanting to get into stuff not approved that you can't get away with it 'cause you're the only one there.
Can't blame nobody else for what you did.
But that's a small consolation.
Only children are the BEST!
2007-02-25 03:59:54 · answer #9 · answered by johnlucas31320 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel its wonder full to have bro and sis as its like staying in a small world where one can get trained on how to share, help, tolerate each other. After all that's what we have to do when we step out of our houses. I have seen the lonely kids become too selfish and emotionally week.
2007-02-25 04:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by Avinash V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋