Comments on: About Onlies http://electrolicious.com/2004/11/about_onlies Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:18:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Janece http://electrolicious.com/2004/11/about_onlies#comment-4984 Janece Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:46:57 +0000 #comment-4984 I'm an only child. I loved it and never felt the lack for siblings. I never felt lonely. I just read an article this week in one of my children magazines that now proliferate my life that said so many of the negative stereotypes about only children are false. It also said the number of families choosing to have one child is on the rise. I know I get that a lot. I tell someone that I'm an only child and they reply: "Well, there goes my theories about only children being ______!" (fill in the blank with negative stereotype of your choosing) I've had an added interest in the topic lately because I'm strongly leaning towards Amira being an only child. We'll see. Paul is *1 of 8* - so we come from quite different perspectives. Reading the article - I don't relate to it much. Either I had an unusual upbringing or those onlies in the article did. I’m an only child. I loved it and never felt the lack for siblings. I never felt lonely. I just read an article this week in one of my children magazines that now proliferate my life that said so many of the negative stereotypes about only children are false. It also said the number of families choosing to have one child is on the rise.

I know I get that a lot. I tell someone that I’m an only child and they reply: “Well, there goes my theories about only children being ______!” (fill in the blank with negative stereotype of your choosing)

I’ve had an added interest in the topic lately because I’m strongly leaning towards Amira being an only child. We’ll see. Paul is *1 of 8* - so we come from quite different perspectives.

Reading the article - I don’t relate to it much. Either I had an unusual upbringing or those onlies in the article did.

]]> By: chiekybaby http://electrolicious.com/2004/11/about_onlies#comment-4983 chiekybaby Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:52:53 +0000 #comment-4983 Hmm. Well, sounds good. It seems that my daughter will be an only child. While I love her to death and she's totally fun, it's can, of course, be a lot of hard work :) Hmm. Well, sounds good. It seems that my daughter will be an only child. While I love her to death and she’s totally fun, it’s can, of course, be a lot of hard work :)

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2004/11/about_onlies#comment-4982 Ariel Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:19:43 +0000 #comment-4982 Not only did I <i>like</i> being an only child, I'm a total only child bigot. I've been known to speak of onlies' as a superior breed of humans, somewhat kidding, but sort of not. Not only did I like being an only child, I’m a total only child bigot. I’ve been known to speak of onlies’ as a superior breed of humans, somewhat kidding, but sort of not.

]]> By: chiekybaby http://electrolicious.com/2004/11/about_onlies#comment-4981 chiekybaby Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:02:20 +0000 #comment-4981 Just curious, did you like being an only child or did you want a sibling? (or didn't care either way) Just curious, did you like being an only child or did you want a sibling? (or didn’t care either way)

]]> By: paisley jane http://electrolicious.com/2004/11/about_onlies#comment-4980 paisley jane Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:50:52 +0000 #comment-4980 im an only and it was lonely :( im an only
and it was lonely :(

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