“An only child and his or her pet share a bond like no other.”— Erika Huber, elitedaily.comTagged: only children, Pets, Dogs, cats
“There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child - you grow up knowing you aren't allowed to disappoint, you're not even allowed to die.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.comTagged: only children, Death, Expectations
“When an only child falls for someone, it’s a big deal. They don’t take these emotions lightly because they don’t happen very often.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: only children, Love, Relationships
“Because you see it so much in pop culture, you can't help but speculate about what might have been. What if I had a brother to fight demons alongside, instead of having to do it by myself? What if he then went to jail on false charges and I had to get myself arrested so I could break him out?”— Mark Hill, cracked.comTagged: only children, Siblings, Demons, Movies
“You’re kind of a freak and everyone knows it (but you). You didn’t grow up with peers so you’re not always sure what normal is supposed to look like.”— Chrissy Stockton, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: only children, Weird, normal
“Only children seem to be better at tolerating boredom because they were always faced with it as youngsters.”— Laura Donovan, hellogiggles.comTagged: only children, Boredom, Childhood
“We prefer to avoid conflict. We didn’t grow up with a sibling to torment or to be tormented by and are therefore naturally averse to peer conflict.”— Frank Bozzo, lifehack.orgTagged: only children, Conflict, Siblings
“I learned how to talk to adults early on, something that some children don’t learn until they are adults themselves. Some might say it’s a rub against only children but I don’t feel like I missed out on any part of childhood.”— Kayley Kravitz, huffingtonpost.comTagged: only children, adults, Childhood, mature
“We had to be creative growing up. Without siblings around, we were forced to entertain ourselves. Whether it was through drawing, writing, or building something epic with Legos, our minds were always turning as kids, and it hasn’t stopped now that we’re older.”— Jay Miletsky, puckermob.comTagged: only children, Creativity, Writing, drawing
“You don't think twice about why you got so mad when your favorite seat at the bar was taken, or when you had a conniption because the boots you wanted in mahogany brown were sold out, but your friends immediately chalk it up to your inescapable only child syndrome.”— Erika Huber, elitedaily.comTagged: only children, Jealousy, Anger
“Whenever you go over to a friend's house and she starts fighting with a sibling, it's maybe the most uncomfortable thing in the world. You've never had to argue with someone over the remote, so you don't know how to back your friend up or react at all.”— Hayley Glatter, seventeen.comTagged: only children, Siblings, arguments
“The entire stereotype of only children as spoiled, isolated brats can be traced back to one dumb statement made by a prominent child psychologist. It's like how everyone thinks spinach is a superfood because of a nutritional information typo, or how Tiger Woods' career tricked people into thinking t…”— Mark Hill, cracked.comTagged: only children, spoiled, brats
“Since your parents didn’t have more than one child, your parents were not ‘broken-in’ to you doing certain things like staying out late at night. My parents wouldn’t call me just once, but maybe three to five times to see where I was.”— Marion Schwaner, collegecandy.comTagged: only children, curfew, overprotective
“Imaginary friends weren’t an option — they were essential.”— Emory Ann, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: only children, imaginary friends, Friendship
“Unless your parents are super nice or super wealthy, there is no rule that says only children get absolutely everything they ask for. The one time we can truly ‘have it all’, however, is when we get the blame for something we can’t pin on a sibling.”— Gena-mour Barrett, buzzfeed.comTagged: only children, spoiled, Siblings
“We love attention. We grew up never having to fight for attention, in fact, we probably received a little too much of it over the years. We are used to being the focal point in social interactions and that is not an easy thing to give up.”— Frank Bozzo, lifehack.orgTagged: only children, Attention, affection
“We are old souls. As the majority of our interactions outside of school are with adults, we tend to be a little more mature than our peers and, as such, we act older than our age.”— Frank Bozzo, lifehack.orgTagged: only children, Old Souls, mature
“It’s not your fault that your parents like buying you loads of Christmas presents to make up for the fact that they’ve left you sibling-less.”— Vicky Chandler, metro.co.ukTagged: only children, Parents, Christmas, gifts
“Networking is extremely time consuming and can feel like an overwhelming task to complete alone. When a friend easily lands a job through their superstar older bro, you turn a little green with envy and nausea.”— Genevieve Choate, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: only children, Networking, Siblings
“After years of pretty amazing birthdays and Christmases we have got gift-giving down to a damn science. We’re the girlfriends and boyfriends who go above and beyond not only because we don’t have an army of siblings to also shop for, but because we grew up on the receiving end and now practice what…”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: only children, gifts, Holidays
“Because as an only child, you have your own little world.”— Maynard James Keenan, books.google.comTagged: only children, Independence, Imagination
“Being an only child and losing both my parents at an early age, I have found that the friends I have made over the years are the people who help me get through life, good times and bad.”— Fannie Flagg, books.google.comTagged: Friends, Life, Friendship, only children
“Being an only child is a disease in itself.”— G. Stanley Hall, books.google.comTagged: only children, disease, Unhappy
“He’s an only child and could never understand the delicate joys of sibling abuse.”— Cynthia Hand, amazon.comTagged: only children, Siblings, Abuse
“I haven't met loads of asshole only children. If you fill a room with all the assholes you know, I bet that most of them have siblings.”— Judy Greer, amazon.comTagged: only children, Assholes, Siblings
“You're really bad at babysitting. You never had to take care of a younger sibling, so you have no idea how to hold a baby or entertain a young child.”— Pai-Lin Hunnibell, theodysseyonline.comTagged: only children, Siblings, Children, babies
“The refrigerator is literally a shrine to your entire life. Honestly, you don't need your friends to see your third grade perfect attendance certificate when they walk into your kitchen. But without other kids to show off, your parentals hoard every little thing you've ever done and proudly display…”— Hayley Glatter, seventeen.comTagged: only children, bragging, accomplishments
“With no brothers or sisters to pass the hard parts onto, I can't enjoy the stress-free life of leisure that comes with completely failing to live up to your expectations. If you're an only child, you feel like you have to get the great career and get married and have kids and support your parents wh…”— Mark Hill, cracked.comTagged: only children, Expectations, Failure
“With no siblings to play with as a kid, I invested all my energy into my friends, hence I always had playdates, birthday parties and social events to attend. Friends aren’t substitutes for siblings, but they can come really close, and they’re the ones you call when your mom and dad are driving you n…”— Laura Donovan, hellogiggles.comTagged: only children, Friends, Dogs, social life
“With no older siblings, you basically walked into high school like a sacrificial lamb, totally unaware that your Biology teacher was legit nuts and that your Spanish teacher took off points if you forgot your binder. It's a hard-knock life.”— Hayley Glatter, seventeen.comTagged: only siblings, high school, Confusion