I was an only child. When I was little, I was so possessive of my mom and didn't want a sibling. But now as an adult, I do wish I would of have one. I feel like siblings share this special bond. I always knew I wanted to have at least 2 children because growing up as an only child can be lonely and I was and still am a bit selfish For some things.

my cousin is an only child and she once made a fb status how she wished she had siblings.

I was a single child until I was 16. I hated not having a brother or sister growing up. My friends would go home I would be left with the mess to pick up all on my own. My parents would talk but I couldn't be part of their discussions most of the time because I didn't understand what they were talking about until k got older. It was really lonely. Especially getting grounded or in trouble but not every single child feels this way, but this was the reason I had multiples were expecting number 4.

I come from a big family. (9 siblings) and even though I loved having so many siblings and I always had someone there no matter what, I only want one child. My mom and family members think I'm being selfish whenever I talk about my daughter being the only child. She isn't here yet but I can't imagine having another child. I hate being pregnant and I'm so scared that I won't love another child as much as I love her already. She has a half sister from her fathers previous marriage that's 8 years old and I think that's good enough. lol. I remember my mom calling me horrible names the first time I told her I just wanted one child. It doesn't bother me though. Some women want more then one, some only want one.

I'm not an only child, I have an older brother. We were never close, he's been in and out of jail since he was 15. He's 31 now and in jail. So I still feel like I was robbed of the experience of having a sibling.

My kids don't know him except for the very few times they have seen him at my moms. We don't see his daughter because he can't see her and his ex is also a whack job.

I'm very thankful for my bff.

I'm an only child. I got to do many more things than my friends, which was great. I never felt lonely but had very close friends 2 houses down and don't feel like I missed out on a bond. The hard part came when my dad died and I had to deal with it on my own and be support to my mom. I would've been fine with one child but after that happened I knew I had to have one more.

I'm an only child, it was nice at times but I definitely feel like I missed out, and now as an adult it really really sucks. I wish I had a sister to be friends with, I wish I had nieces and nephews, and when my parents are gone someday I'll have no one to reminisce with about my childhood. Sure it was nice getting all the attention but my parents ended up being very overprotective which led me to acting out and getting pregnant when I was 15. I also feel like I didn't get very good social skills, and spent a lot of time alone, talking to myself, had imaginary friends, etc. I think if I had had a sibling to argue with, play games with socialize with, it would've been different. I knew that I didn't want to put my child through that and I'm now pregnant with my third child at age 21. My heart melts when I see my boys interact, but it also aches for that bond I'll never have

I only wanted one child... Now I have three ? anyone want 2???

Big M and Lil M are up for grabs, I'll keep Baby M unless the price is right ?

Totally kidding, sometimes?

Well mine aren't only children but I always knew i wanted more than once because of my cousin who was any only child. He was such a lonely sad child. :-/

Nope. I think my son would miss out on a lot if he did have siblings. I wouldn't be able to give him the life I want him to have.

I'm not an only child but a girl that works with my sister often tells her how she is so anxious all the time and feels depressed because she has no one to help her with her parents. She's around my age, her parents are young too but you just never know what turns life will take. She has to provide for the 3 of them and doesnt go out or anything because all the responsibility is on her. I always worry about this sort of thing, thats one reason I want ds to have at least 1 sibling.

My SO is an only child, and he doesn't feel like he missed out on anything. He wasn't spoiled, he just kind of did his own thing. He didn't have many cousins or anything his age so it was mostly just him and his grandpa. My DS will be an only child more than likely. I have type 1 diabetes and my pregnancy has been hard and so stressful so I really don't want to put the strain on my body again and risk something going wrong.

My husband is an only child and it really bothers him.

I was 12 almost when my brother was born and definitely felt like I missed out by not having siblings.

I also felt smothered sometimes with attention. I never was glad that I got it all except when it came to material things which I obviously got more of because I was alone. That stuff wasn't worth the feeling of missing out on a sibling

I was an only child and hated it. I had a ton of friends so I wasn't necessarily lonely but especially now as an adult I feel like I missed out. I will never have someone go through the same thing as me when my parents pass, no one to reminisce on child hood with...it just feels like

My past is gone forever and only I remember it if that makes sense. I never wanted that for my kids

I was an only child and I hated it.

I was always bored and lonely. I recently found an old diary from when I was 8 and there's a picture I drew of my mom and dad fighting (hands on hips and mad eyebrows lol) and then I drew me beside them with a sad face and a thought bubble that says I wish I had a sister.

I thought it was so sad. I only have one dd right now but I do really hope that we can be blessed with more.

One of my biggest worries is when her father and I die she will have to deal with everything alone. She has a ton of cousins around her age though. I just feel I can give her so much more when it's just her.

I definitely want siblings for Harper. But I'm a little scared because everyone says how hard 2 kids is having. Plus I really like sleep and Harper is 7 months but sleeps like a grown man.

I am an only child and I wish I had siblings, it was really a burning wish for me as a kid. Now I think I missed out on a special bond as a child and when tough things happen in family like death or illness I feel quite lonely in my worry and grief. And now That I am starting my own family I am sad I don't really have any siblings to share parenthood with, or cousins for my kids. It's not overwhelmingly depressing or anything, but enough to have made the choice that I want more than one child :)

I do worry he'll be lonely. He has a half sister but she's 6 years older than ds and that's a pretty big gap. I just can't do it again though. I love my son but it was so hard and still is and I went through a really hard time and I know some people can have 5 with no problem but for me the one was more than enough and I feel selfish but I fear I will become very emotionally unstable if I do it all over again

No. She gets our full attention and won't have to share her inheritance with anyone. She won't be complaining.

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I was the only child in the house. I have a brother but he was 22 when I was born so we didn't really see each other. I hated being the only child, I always wanted another sibling ?

Dh and I don't plan to have anymore kids. I have a SS, so my daughter does have a brother, but they are 9 years apart and we don't see him often. I grew up with 3 sisters, so I do worry about her missing out on the relationship/friendship I got to experience. But we both agree that it's more affordable this way, and neither of us is up to dealing with my infertility issues again.

We only have 1 ds, he's 4. No plans for anymore. Sometimes, I worry, but then realize I wasn't close to my big family growing up...always felt like an only child, still do. My brother is 5 years older than me, we've never really had a close relationship. I might see him once a year. I have lots of cousins, but really only saw them at Christmas & Easter. We don't even talk to part of my husbands family, & the other half is relatively new to us. Their big, but really nice so far.

We only have one dd and it might be staying that way. She has 13 cousins, 10 from dh's side that she sees regularly. I don't worry about her missing out. Plus it'll be easier to afford family vacations more often and vacations just for dh and I to go on also.

And I agree with pp, DON'T have a 2nd child just for the sake of your first having a sibling. Have another kid because you WANT another kid. All my in laws tell me I HAVE to have another so dd has someone to play with and it annoys me so much.

I want multiple children, actually I am pregnant right now with number two. I was an only child, so I can relate to this question.

I know many single children a lot of them including me are sad we didn't have siblings and a lot of them are also happy they didnt.

I do feel like I missed out on siblings, even just having someone in the house that can really relate to me and my family situation, someone to fight with, when I was younger to play with. Now that I am older I see a lot of siblings being close and their children being close. I have no siblings and my child doesn't have any cousins, I am worried when my mother dies I won't really have anyone to go through it with. It will just be me. I love all the one on one attention I got and how much my mom was able to invest in me. Also my mom and I are super close, which I love. However I still would have rather had a sibling. It's really up to you though, you shouldn't have a second child just for your first. If you are content with one, then keep it that way.

No, my husband is an only child and doesn't feel like he missed out on anything. I come from a big family and knew I didn't want that. Were happy we can give her all our attention and can do fun things with her since we can afford it. If we had another I would most likely become a stay at home mom and we wouldn't be able to afford all the things we can now.