Is there anyone on the forum who doesn’t have any siblings?
Yeah, I’m an only child.
I grew up in [name]Sweden[/name] with my mom, so I guess you could say that I’m somewhat an only child since my three siblings were living in the US with our dad. I met them a couple of times a year though, and now I see them all the time since we’re living close to each other now.
I’m an only child. I do have a lot of cousins that are really close to me though.
I am an only child. My biological father was a donor, though, so it’s entirely possible I have half-siblings, either from other people using his samples or from him having children of his own. Either way, though, no siblings I’ll ever meet.
I’m an only child and I was raised by a single mother. I never had any issues being an only child, I never felt I was lacking anything. However, I will probably have more than one child myself.
Yes, I’m an only child.
Married to one!
I feel the same way.
I have a lot of close cousins and friends as well.
Me! Though I’ve always longed for an older brother to pester, or an older sister to talk to. I only have one aunt, and two uncles ( the aunt is 19 and the first uncle is 25, the other is 43. But the younger ones live in [name]England[/name] so I never get to see them) and they are basically my siblings. I have close attachments to my friends because of this, and they are like my siblings.
I really do wish I had siblings, but not ones way younger than me, like if my parents had one now it would probably be annoying.
But then again it depends on the person. Some only child’s don’t really care, some really want siblings, and some prefer it alone.
I’m twelve years younger than my oldest sister and ten years younger than the other. All my cousins, except one, are at least 12 years older than me. So I was basically an only child. I was happy when my sisters moved out because it meant the house was a lot quieter.
I am, kind of. I was raised as an only child, but I have two half-siblings. I’ve never met my half-brother, who we think is about 25 years older than I am. I’m close to my half-sister (almost 14 years older) in adulthood, but it took several years before I actually absorbed the fact that she was my sister.
I’m an only and I married an only too!
I’m an only child too. 
I’m an only child, but I did have plenty of kids who were like siblings to me growing up. My cousin lived with us for almost 10 years, so he feels like my brother.
I am. There are pros and cons. Mainly cons. I have lots of cousins though.
Such as? I feel like just stating there are mainly of cons is like putting live ammo out there waiting for it to explode.
Being a single child (of a single mother) allowed my mom to give me things she wouldn’t have been able to if I had had siblings. Including sending me to an private school which focused on bi-lingual and bi-cultural education, international travel (my mom’s hobby) and a lot of tutoring to help me excel at school despite fairly strong learning disabilities in anything language and math related. I have also always been very independent and self-sufficient, and I never had a parents against kids mentality - it was always me and my mom against the world.
Curious about what sibling relationships are like I read a book on them recently and discovered that a lot of the important lessons children learn from their siblings I learned from my cousins and my god-brother and the like. I’m not saying being a single is better than having siblings or the other way around I’m just saying I can think of a few pro’s for being a single child. So I’d love to hear what your “mainly con’s” are.
I’m an only child and the only grandchild. Safe to say I got a lot of attention growing up. I think it is a fine way to grow up personally. The reputation for only children is not true as often as people think. I am definitely not spoiled or bratty or mean. Although thats what a lot of people think of when they picture only children. When I was in school kids wouldn’t believe me when I told them I was an only child. Seriously, I could not convince them.
I think there are some cons for me. Family gatherings were not super exciting without cousins or siblings. As a young child I did want siblings to play with. I was very lucky though in elementary school I found a best friend, who was basically my sister. Except we never fought at all.
I also got all the help and support I needed from my parents. Sometimes too much. I also always had my friends over, because we never had to worry about bothersome younger siblings. And that was nice. There are cons, but not a lot for me.
Another sort of. I was raised for the most part as an only child by a single mom.
I only spent 4 days a month with my dad and his third wife, who has two sons. So for 4 days a month I had 2 brothers. My dad also had three children from his first wife (my mom was his second) who were significantly older than me (12, 15, and 17 years) and between my parents’ divorce, his remarriage, and the age difference I didn’t see my half-siblings hardly at all. I talk to all of them and we’re all on friendly terms, but none of us are really close. Same with my step-brothers. I tend to think of myself as an only child first, and a part-time youngest child second.