Wed 29 Jun 2011
Only Child Success Story #6
Posted by Alicia under Only Child Parenting, Only Child Success Stories, Only Child Truths
1 Comment
An only child success story from a friend…is this not one of the happiest children you have ever seen??
“I have been reading your only child blog and I feel for the woman who wants another, but her husband is not into it. I have always wanted another but my hubby wasn’t so sure. Then once we decide to not prevent, nothing happened. We took this as a sign that we are blessed and only meant for one. But I have to say, when your child is at the playground and another child asks your child about siblings and he easily responds “I’m an only child” it’s hard to hear. No big deal to him, but for me it almost brings tears to my eyes. I feel like he is missing something, which I know he doesn’t think. But as I discovered on vacation, the onlies find each other to play with. They also seem to realize they are more well-traveled and have more perks than some of their classmates. And as you know, onlies can be very happy not sharing their loved ones’ attention.”





June 30th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Hi Alicia!
Thanks for your response, it feels like forever ago that I wrote that post and since then things are going much better for me. No, there isn’t and probably won’t be, a second baby but I have come to realise just how lucky I am, we are, as a whole family. A good friend of mine said to me, it doesn’t matter how many children there are, you are still a family.
Some days are challenging (like today) when I have to get things done and my daughter just wants my attention and wants to play all day but I expect all mums have trouble getting things done and I bet it’s a harder job to distract 2 or more siblings from fighting than it is for me to sit my daughter with crayons, glue and scissors while I mop the floor around her.
We will travel. She will see the world. The world is her oyster and I’ll be there to support her through life 100%
She asked me just yesterday, if I could be just “her” mummy forever so I suppose that’s her way of telling me all is well in her world.
Now, if I could just get over my anxiety of my only baby starting school in September!