Being an only child certainly has it's perks. Sometimes, it can be a real downer. Throughout the years we've learned how to entertain ourselves as well as tell a few lies about our lives. Whether we like it or not, only children are certainly unique.
Here are 10 things an only child knows.
1. You lied about having siblings.
You’ve always wanted a sibling. You told all your friends in school that you could relate to them having that annoying sibling. The one who would never leave you alone. The one who always wanted to play with you and steal all your toys. Wait, who are you kidding you loved playing by yourself! You got all the toys to yourself and you never had to share!2. You grew up reading, doing art or playing a sport.
Reading. That’s all you did. Whether it was "Junie B. Jones," "Nancy Drew," "Moody Judy" or when you got older "Harry Potter." What kid didn’t have a huge Crayola coloring box set? Markers, pencils and crayons! Some even came with the oil crayons to make coloring look prettier. Our parents had to get of us somehow, so they threw us in the local community sports team. Whether it was baseball, softball, soccer or golf, we played at least for a year.
3. Your parents have a “why” story.
Why are you an only child? Maybe they only wanted one child, or maybe they could only conceive one. Whatever the story may be, you have one and you most likely hate it.
4. You wonder what your siblings would be like.
Do they look like you? Are they as stubborn as you? Would your parents like them more than they like you? Would you not be the favorite then? The questions are endless, but the results are the same, you will forever be an only child.
5. When you got your first roommate, you were a really bad roommate.
You went off to college super excited to finally share a space with someone your own age. Someone to stay up late watching movies and gossip. Someone you could share your clothes with. You could share everything. Even food! Wait, you needed to learn something first. Don’t eat their food without asking or maybe even ever. Don’t leave your stuff everywhere for people to have to walk over and especially don’t get all in their personal space.
6. You get sad when you realize you will never be an aunt or uncle.
Unless you get married, but it won’t be the same.
7. All of your best friends have had siblings.
You would be so excited to go hangout over at their houses. There were more people to play with, you could do more things outside and build an even bigger fort in the living room because you had more people helping. However, your friends would always ask to come over to your house to get away from their siblings. They just wanted some time alone, even if that meant playing with Barbies or Sonic on the Xbox.
8. You feel that you always will owe something to your parents.
You are your parents' pride and joy. You were a straight A student who always made the honor roll. You played in sports throughout middle school and high school. Now you’re off to college. You have either failed your first class or got a “really” bad grade. You want to be great at everything you do because your parents gave you the world.
9. Being alone is never a bad thing.
Since we were three-years-old, we learned how to occupy ourselves. We played by ourselves when our parents were busy and we liked it. As we have gotten older, we have been around people a lot more than we are used to. We need that down time to lay in bed and watch Netflix and maybe color in our adult coloring book because that’s the only way we know how to de-stress.
10. You have to explain to people that you aren’t a spoiled brat.
Yes, most Christmas’s you got all the presents you wanted. Yes, when you turned 16 you got your first car. But you’ve also had to work since you were 14 babysitting and trying to earn money however you could. You were brought up to be able to fend for yourself. So no, you’re not automatically a spoiled brat because you grew up with an insane amount of attention.
