Being an only child has it's pros and cons... as does everything in life! But here are a few things that only my fellow only children will understand!
1. Company is a want, but alone time is a need!
We get a little too excited when we have plans with friends, because we see our friends as the siblings we never had! But we will definitely go crazy if our time with company is not balanced out with alone time! There is nothing we love more than Netflix and chill.. by ourselves! (maybe we let the pet in if we are feeling nice)
2. We can't to go anywhere without our parents wanting to know every move.
"Where are you going? Who's house? Should I call their parents?"
"What time are you going? What time are you coming back? Text me when you arrive and when you leave"
And the best part is.. the suffocation never ends no matter how old you are!
3. Constant attention... literally constant!
Our parents never fail to bring us up in the conversation. Whether it's bragging about how we got a check plus on a homework assignment in 2nd grade to what colleges we got accepted to, our parents will never fail to mention us at social events in one way or another! Sometimes constant flattery feels awesome, other times it is just plain embarrassing!
4. We are probably the most creative people in the world
Every single one of my dolls, stuffed animals, or other toys had a story around it, because with all that time by ourselves to play we had nothing better to do than come up with constant scenarios about our toys and our imaginary friends! Because our imagination is so strong, as we get older we channel that into our lives through art, music, writing, or even sports!
5. We always try to prove that we aren't the "typical only child"
Us only children really get a bad wrap... which is why there is no better compliment then "You don't act like an only child at all!" If anyone ever says that to us, we feel that we have made it in life and we can die happy.