I love being an only child
I’ve seen a lot of sadness on tiktok over people being an only child, how it’s lonely and depressing. I, personally, have always loved and would never change the fact that I’m my parents only kid. They worked a lot when I was young, so I had a LOT of freedom. I spent most of my time in middle school riding around on my bike with my friends or having them over to my house because my parents weren’t home and we could play mario and eat candy. I would never change a thing. I’m 24 now and the only thing that makes me wish I had siblings is the fact that my parents are about 60-63 and will be reaching the end of their lives soon. I have a strong community so I won’t be completely alone in dealing with this, but sometimes I wish I had a sibling to share in the grief and heartbreakingness of it all.
Anyways, here’s my piece on being an only child. 90% good, 10% bad. It definitely made me independent young, still with a lot of familial love, and forced me to built strong friendships.