Are you the youngest, oldest, or middle child? Or are you an only child?
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duckykate
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I'm the oldest of 2 kids and I haaaate it ;-; my sister is always snapping at me and when I get angry at her my parents say that since I'm the oldest I should be responsible and just take the abuse
Only child, and I hated all the attention and pressure from it. Honestly I wish I had one or two siblings for the sake of it.
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I can relate to this which was not a good idea cause I didn't learn like a thing what adults actually do once I turned 18 which.. definitely sucked.
I'm the youngest of two. It's just my elder sister and me. She's older than me by a year.
We never really got along as children and was always competing and fighting with each other to get our parent's attention since they were busy people. I ended out falling out of favour because I was a rather naughty and troublesome child (I was raised by a nanny during my infant years and sent to monasteries during my ealy teenage years to try to better my personality and behaviours). I'm often mistaken as the elder because I was not as sheltered as my sister. After returning to live together as a family in my later teenage years, my sister and I started to be friends and are on good terms right now. We both graduated with our bachelors and she's married and I'm looking to propose to my long-time significant other when borders between countries are open and air travel returns to some form of normalcy.
We never really got along as children and was always competing and fighting with each other to get our parent's attention since they were busy people. I ended out falling out of favour because I was a rather naughty and troublesome child (I was raised by a nanny during my infant years and sent to monasteries during my ealy teenage years to try to better my personality and behaviours). I'm often mistaken as the elder because I was not as sheltered as my sister. After returning to live together as a family in my later teenage years, my sister and I started to be friends and are on good terms right now. We both graduated with our bachelors and she's married and I'm looking to propose to my long-time significant other when borders between countries are open and air travel returns to some form of normalcy.
CasualWheezer
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I'm a middle child. Kind of felt and sometimes still feel like I'm the black sheep of the family.
Mimi Cheems
gonna watch it burn! ♡
I'm technically the middle out of 5?
Two older sisters and an older brother, then me, then two younger brothers...
Two older sisters and an older brother, then me, then two younger brothers...
Only child with no cousins at all. So, literally the only kid in my family.
It has its perks and negatives for sure. Obviously I got A LOT of attention from my parents/grandparents/aunt/uncles which came with privileges, but it was also quite lonely obviously. Luckily I’m quite good at making friends in any situation!
It has its perks and negatives for sure. Obviously I got A LOT of attention from my parents/grandparents/aunt/uncles which came with privileges, but it was also quite lonely obviously. Luckily I’m quite good at making friends in any situation!
i'm an only child, therefore my parents' favorite by default. parents made an intentional choice to only have me. i'm pretty happy about it though, but i was never great at sharing. i had a ton of cousins and family, so i never felt lonely in terms of family my age
i felt this in my core. learned how to clean in boarding school
Yeah like they never taught me how to apply for jobs, fill in things etc so had to learn by myself and also get help. Like okay you really want me to never get on my own LOL
BlueOceana
Let us ride the waves!
I'm the youngest with an older brother.
paleogamer11
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I am the oldest with a younger sister. We are technically nine years apart.
Another only child checking in! I'm surprised how many of us there are here! I only know a few other only children in real life.
I have a very large extended family so tons of cousins which I love. Growing up I always said it was the best of both worlds. I spent so much time with a few of my cousins they were like siblings who went home at the end of the day!
I have a very large extended family so tons of cousins which I love. Growing up I always said it was the best of both worlds. I spent so much time with a few of my cousins they were like siblings who went home at the end of the day!
youngest child out of 5 children. the age-gap between all of us basically means that I get the best of both worlds:
I have sibling that I can rely on, but I never had to really live with them lol (btw, I'm 22)
I felt like writing about my experience, sorry it is so long ^^'
my oldest (half)brother is 20 years older then me. no one in my family had met him until he was 26, because he was given up for adoption after birth by his mother (my dad's girlfriend at the time) so growing up he was kinda in my life, but not too present. he is part of our family now though, as my dad always wanted him to be.
my (actual) brother is 13 years older then me. because of the age gap, and him moving out at 18, I don't have many memories of living together. now, he ows a café and I work there as a student. this has brought us closer together, as before we never really spend time together. I always looked up to him though, thinking he was the coolest guy (he still is ^-^)
my oldest sister is 11 years older then me. again, I don't remember her living at home. she started dating this boy at 14, and basically lived with him around age 15-16. beautiful highschool love story though, as they are still together to this day, married with 3 children. there was a time I definitely remember looking up to her, but then she became a mom and I thought she was annoying for the longest time lol. the last few years we've become closer again, and I love my sister dearly.
then my parents had a bit of a break from babies, until my other sister was born. she is from 1996, 2 years older then me. unfortunately she was born with a severe form of autism, and growing up with her was... well, rough sometimes. it didn't think it affected me too much, I think it was worse for my parents. they love her, I can tell, but when it comes to my sisters mental health it truly means that you can give so much love, but she doesn't return it. she's mentally stuck as a 2 year old, so taking care of her took basically all of my moms time. now my sister has been living in a 'home' since she was 12, but was still home in the weekends. but even this became too much for my parents and they decided it would be best, not only for them but also for her, to live in one place, the 'home'. we visited her often but her teenage years were rough, but those raging hormones must have calmed down a bit now as she's been more peacefull the last few years.
you can see my parents intentions. first having 2 kids around the same age that have eachother while grwing up, then 10 years later they had 2 more kids that could grow up together. unfortunately that didn't go as planned, as my autistic sister wasn't really a partner to me but more of a nuisance. I was actually scared of her, as she threw tantrums every day.. I never realised how much that affected me until I visited her in the home last year. during my visit she had another one of those tantrums. I had a crazy flashback to the past and I just started crying right there... I felt sick all week after that, it was so weird. had really weird nightmares about it too. my mom is such a strong and caring person, taking care of her at home for so many years.
it also meanth that I grew up kind of an only child, playing alone alot with toys, playing video games alone (until I had a new fun neightbour, yay!) I didn't mind playing alone though, I loved my toys so much, I actually hated sharing them because other kids would play with them as different personalities/voices/characters and it felt so wrong haha! I don't have issues with sharing things now, but I do remember haaaating it back then with my toys. looking back at my childhood, a lot of it revolved around my sister. but I do remember that I always got attention from my parents and wasn't neglected or anything, I think I just knew that she needed the attention and care. it just kinda sucks I experienced that alone I guess, and my other siblings don't have these bad memories when it comes to my autistic sister.
long story short: I have 4 siblings, but still grew up feeling like an only child!
honestly, I never minded it and thought it was great because I never had fights with siblings,
or never had to share toys or computer time or whatever. looking back, I do have feelings no one around my truly understands.
I guess that's what great about sibling, they understand your surroundings and your feelings towards it better then others ever will.
I have sibling that I can rely on, but I never had to really live with them lol (btw, I'm 22)
I felt like writing about my experience, sorry it is so long ^^'
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my oldest (half)brother is 20 years older then me. no one in my family had met him until he was 26, because he was given up for adoption after birth by his mother (my dad's girlfriend at the time) so growing up he was kinda in my life, but not too present. he is part of our family now though, as my dad always wanted him to be.
my (actual) brother is 13 years older then me. because of the age gap, and him moving out at 18, I don't have many memories of living together. now, he ows a café and I work there as a student. this has brought us closer together, as before we never really spend time together. I always looked up to him though, thinking he was the coolest guy (he still is ^-^)
my oldest sister is 11 years older then me. again, I don't remember her living at home. she started dating this boy at 14, and basically lived with him around age 15-16. beautiful highschool love story though, as they are still together to this day, married with 3 children. there was a time I definitely remember looking up to her, but then she became a mom and I thought she was annoying for the longest time lol. the last few years we've become closer again, and I love my sister dearly.
then my parents had a bit of a break from babies, until my other sister was born. she is from 1996, 2 years older then me. unfortunately she was born with a severe form of autism, and growing up with her was... well, rough sometimes. it didn't think it affected me too much, I think it was worse for my parents. they love her, I can tell, but when it comes to my sisters mental health it truly means that you can give so much love, but she doesn't return it. she's mentally stuck as a 2 year old, so taking care of her took basically all of my moms time. now my sister has been living in a 'home' since she was 12, but was still home in the weekends. but even this became too much for my parents and they decided it would be best, not only for them but also for her, to live in one place, the 'home'. we visited her often but her teenage years were rough, but those raging hormones must have calmed down a bit now as she's been more peacefull the last few years.
you can see my parents intentions. first having 2 kids around the same age that have eachother while grwing up, then 10 years later they had 2 more kids that could grow up together. unfortunately that didn't go as planned, as my autistic sister wasn't really a partner to me but more of a nuisance. I was actually scared of her, as she threw tantrums every day.. I never realised how much that affected me until I visited her in the home last year. during my visit she had another one of those tantrums. I had a crazy flashback to the past and I just started crying right there... I felt sick all week after that, it was so weird. had really weird nightmares about it too. my mom is such a strong and caring person, taking care of her at home for so many years.
it also meanth that I grew up kind of an only child, playing alone alot with toys, playing video games alone (until I had a new fun neightbour, yay!) I didn't mind playing alone though, I loved my toys so much, I actually hated sharing them because other kids would play with them as different personalities/voices/characters and it felt so wrong haha! I don't have issues with sharing things now, but I do remember haaaating it back then with my toys. looking back at my childhood, a lot of it revolved around my sister. but I do remember that I always got attention from my parents and wasn't neglected or anything, I think I just knew that she needed the attention and care. it just kinda sucks I experienced that alone I guess, and my other siblings don't have these bad memories when it comes to my autistic sister.
long story short: I have 4 siblings, but still grew up feeling like an only child!
honestly, I never minded it and thought it was great because I never had fights with siblings,
or never had to share toys or computer time or whatever. looking back, I do have feelings no one around my truly understands.
I guess that's what great about sibling, they understand your surroundings and your feelings towards it better then others ever will.
spawnpoint
Take a chance! 🎲
I'm the oldest, 14 with a 7 year old sister. I kinda wish I had an older sibling though tbh
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