| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["life","child","brothers","sisters","family","kids"],"appCategory":"life","appTitle":"Which one do you think is better- having brothers/sisters or being an only child?","appBody":"<p> </p>\n<p>I think that having siblings is the best way to live in this world of ours. Being exceptional or belonging to a minority is never a good thing in our world. Most people (with the possible exception of Chinese people who have a legal restriction on bringing children to the world) have siblings and that adds many dimensions to our lives. It is uncomfortable when, after some time, people realize they cannot tell what it is like to be a brother or sister, an uncle or aunt, a bother/sister-in-law.</p>\n<p>Of course, being an only child is “an accidental” occurrence in most instances. I know that some couples intentionally decide to have only one child, but most couples leave it to chance or circumstances. In that case, only children tend to feel lucky because they do not have to share love and possessions with siblings, but deep down there is an emotional void no friends or other relatives can fully fill.</p>\n<p>Having siblings becomes training for adulthood. By having to deal with other characters, personalities, interest, etc. we warm up with what will be life as adults. To deal with classmates, work mates and life partners can be easy if we have had that negotiating training in the household. An only child does not know what that feels like.</p>\n<p>Company is a human basic need and if you are an only child whose parents work, loneliness will be a common denominator. That being said, some studies have argued that being an only child can actually be advantageous (<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/31/truth-about-only-children-insular-confident-worry\">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/31/truth-about-only-children-insular-confident-worry</a>). That may be the case considering some complexes derived from sibling rivalry or parental preference of one child over another.</p>\n<p>Thus, I guess, every case will tell whether being an only child is better or not. I’d vote for having siblings because of all the emotional connections that can be achieved though the diversification of family relations, aside from the very fact that the perpetuation of a family name depend on the possibility of adding more family members. </p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"p3uyd5bzq","appParentAuthor":"kumo","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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