It depends on the parenting because it has been really hard with me and my siblings because they have always been the 'popular' ones and always got better grades and im constantly compared to them and blamed for basically everything that goes wrong in our family.

I think I would have been better off as an only child.

I think it's good to have Brothers and/or Sisters,I have all much older Brothers so I really had the best of both Worlds, having older siblings but with me being born so long after the last one,it was like just being the only one too.

It's good to know you have them there though so I chose having siblings.

i wish i had been an only child

Sibling. I couldn't imagine growing up without my older sister.

Siblings because you need them to help you learn some basic things in life, like sharing and caring for other people. If you don't go to nursery and then you go to school not having learnt how to share your screwed. thats why people act like spoilt brats when they are an only child, its because they haven't learnt any other way.

I'm an only child (Well my dad has another daughter but I've never met her) and I love it. My friends ask if I'm lonely or whatever but with all the technology we have, plus the amount I see my friends, it's not a problem.

For 10 years I was an only child so I just used to be the centre of attention, was/am quite selfish and didn't/don't communicate well with others. Then the sib came along and we can get on well but we argue constantly like any siblings despite the age gap. Tbh I think both have their negatives lol

I argue with my younger brother more than I argue with any other person, but we also get on really well at times. It's nice to have a constant link to your childhood, somebody you can turn to when your parents are getting on your nerves that understands exactly what you're talking about - friends can only empathise to a certain extent. You learn to be more tolerant of other people if you have siblings, in my opinion. I think the youngest child is the equivalent of an only child in that they get the most attention and get away with the most; I think the eldest child is hardest done by and the middle child gets ignored a lot of the time - I say that based on my experiences as the second of three children and because of a couple of my friends who are also one of three siblings.

Having a sibling. I was so lonely til my sister came along :sad:

Then my brother came too :)

Out of all the people I know you can tell straight away which ones are only childs. Even the blokes are the clingiest, neediest people you will ever encounter in your life. Especially the ones who were literally fed this entire life business on a spoon from their mum right into their late teens and twenties.

Most of them have immense trouble breaking away and getting a jawb.

My sister's my best friend, I couldn't imagine life without her.

All of these posts make me feel lonely now. :bawling: :tongue:

I'd hate to have a sibling. I love that it's just me. So much privacy, space, freedom & I'm spoilt. :D

Sibling.. My sister is one of my best friends. Don't know what I'd do without her tbh!

I love coming from a big family, but not so sure what my six sisters and four brothers think.

I hate my brother & my sisters ok. But theyre over 10 years older so i basicalky am an only child & its awesome

Wanted to be an only child for ages, but over the last couple of years, it's been ok having an older sister.

My god! That is a big family!

Your mum must have felt like she was constantly pregnant!

Ey yes. I think I may have to agree with you there.

However from my experience having 2 older siblings. I feel the middle one gets away with most things. The oldest one is given the most responsibilities and the youngest ends up being overprotected because it's the baby of the family.

From every middle child friend I've had, they've all said the eldest causes the most trouble and gets the attention, and then the youngest is the baby and is spoilt so also gets attention, yet the middle is left on their own a lot, which is quite sad. If I had 3 kids, I'd make sure to give them an equal amount of attention.

I think the middle child probably gets away with more in the sense that a lot of the things they do get ignored in comparison to what the eldest and youngest get up to (in the three sibling scenario) but I am of course speaking in general terms.

I didnt know you had a sister Claudy, how much older is she?

Sibling. I have 2 sisters and yes they can be a pain in the arse but it would be weird without them.