I've been an only child for 15 years now and I've felt miserable every single day. Here are 10 reasons why being an only child sucks.
1. You feel like you have to live up to everyone’s expectations.
Every time I visit my relatives, they expect me to be this perfect child with straight A's and no social life, solely concentrating on studying 24/7. It get's very pressuring, especially since I'm supposed to be a role model to all the younger kids in my family. At these times, I desperately want a sibling to share my burdens and expectations with.
2. Everyone thinks you’re a spoiled brat but you really aren’t.
Every time I tell someone that I'm a only child, they automatically come to the conclusion that I'm a spoiled brat who gets everything I ask for. But they don't know that that's not the case at all. I'm like every other person out there. I get what I want only occasionally and even then my parents place strict restrictions on when and how I use it. They don't know that it's better to have someone rather than having no one.
3. When you’re home alone and all of your friends are busy, you feel depressingly lonely with no one to talk to.
Whenever my parents leave me at home for more than 2 hours, I start feeling incredibly lonely and sad. Friends and your phone can keep you entertained for so long. At those times, wish I had a sibling to keep me company during those hours.
4. You see all your friends with their siblings, and you're just imagining how it would be like if you had one.
Every time my friends post a picture or a video of them with their siblings, bickering and having fun, I feel jealous since I have no one to share such experiences with.
5. You won’t have anyone, except your parents, to talk to or share thoughts or feelings with.
When I want to vent or just talk to someone about what's going on at school or how my friends are, I have no one to talk to except my parents, who are busy all the time.
6. Every single thing your parents expect of you rests on your shoulders.
My parents always expected great things from me, from academics to extracurricular activities. But instead of letting me choose what I want to do or what I'm interested in, they choose for me. They never let me express myself in the way I want to.
7.You’re always under pressure to be a perfect child for your parents to be proud of.
Ever since I was a child, my parents wanted me to be the best in everything. Sports, academics, behavior, etc. They constantly told me to make them proud but they didn't understand they should be proud of whoever I become, even though I'm not perfect at everything.
8. You’re parents constantly breathing down your neck and being extra-overprotective.
9. You expect to be given special attention since there’s no one else to share the limelight with.
Since I never had a sibling, I always wanted everyone's attention on me. Now, I wish I had a sister or a brother to share that with.
10. You will never have the experience of having the special sibling bond that you see among you’re friends and siblings.
I don't even know the definition of a sibling bond as I never had the joy of experiencing it.
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