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11 Things An Only-Child Would Understand

The struggles of growing up an only child

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There are many stereotypes that are applied to only children. Society sees only children as outcasts, loners, not being able to share and are very spoiled. Yes, at times these things may be true, but they also apply to many people here and there. Only children are much more than these stereotypes. We are creative, imaginative, inspiring and most importantly very caring. We know what it is like to spend a lot of time by ourselves so we truly appreciate the presence of others. Here's to the only children in the world...we gotta stick together!

1. You don't have to worry about your siblings stealing your clothes all the time.

The best part of being an only child is no sharing.


2. You are comfortable being alone especially going out to eat by yourself (me,myself,and I).

Let's be real, being an only child means entertaining yourself most of the time while growing up.

3. We are used to always having the attention on us.

We are used to having things go our way because of this, but it doesn't mean we think the world revolves around us.


4. We are all a little more weird than the rest of the world.

We like it that way though; normal is boring anyways.


5. Mostly being around your parents.


Having no siblings means spending a lot of time around your parents and adult. Sometimes you even get along better with your friends' parents.

6. Never able to blame a brother or sister for something you did.

We all wish we had a brother or sister to blame our accidents on. Instead we blame the dog.

7. You learn to get real creative when it comes to entertaining yourself.

You spend a lot of time being by yourself as a child, but that only increased our imagination and creative ways of keeping ourselves from not being bored.

8. You tend to think of your best friends as your siblings.

We see al our close friends and literal family and we do no take that lightly.

9. Having a roommate in college has been quite a challenge.

You are very used to having your own space so it can be very difficult at times to share a room with another human!


10. Contrary to popular belief, we are not a bunch of loners with no friends.

We love to be in the company of others even if it may not always seem it.

11. We are very supporting and caring.

We will always be there for those people we hold close to our hearts. After all, you are like the sibling we never had.

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