So many people have siblings. Brothers and sisters who they look up to or who they are able to be a role model to. Life without siblings is so sad and lonely. There's never anything to do, because the only friends you have are your parents. ...Or so people always assume. Being an only child is actually a normal thing, it’s literally just living life, without living with other kids around your age. Since people always ask me, I figured I’d give some insight into my life without the amazing presence of brothers and sisters!
1. “Wait, you really don’t have ANY siblings?”
No, I don’t have any siblings.
2. “So… what do you do … like, for fun? I would be so bored without my brother and sister!”
I do everything you do, except I do it without someone who is directly related to me. I watch Netflix and eat food, I go drive around my town. It’s possible to do these things with friends! Or even by yourself!
3. “Do you not ever go on family vacations then?”
I actually go on a lot of family vacations! I still have a family! It’s me, my mom and my dad.
4. “Since you don’t have siblings to fight with, do you always fight with your parents??”
No, I fight with my parents the normal amount that any teenager fights with their parents … probably less actually! I don’t have siblings to fight with which means I don’t have to complain to my parents about them … which means no arguing for me!
5. “Oh, you’re an only child … that means you’re really spoiled, right?”
Well, my parents only have to pay for things for one kid, not two, three or seven. So, I guess in that sense I don’t have to share with siblings. But every household is different, my parents could make less than yours so we could be “spoiled” the same amount if you have siblings to share with and I don’t. Or, my parents could make 10x as much as yours and I could be going on vacations every five minutes. You don’t know!
6. “What do you do for Christmas? Do your parents just stare at you while you open presents?”
I don’t understand this one, but I get it a lot. Do people not give their parents Christmas presents?? I always get my parents presents, they get each other presents, they get presents from their family members. …We all open presents! It’s Christmas!
7. "I'm so jealous! I wish I was an only child! Do you ever wish you had siblings?"
Honestly, sometimes I do wish I had siblings just so that people would not ask me all of these questions! It's really nice to be an only child and I wouldn't trade my life right now for anything.
