Siren
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If you are an only child, do you feel it helped develop your social problems?
I definitely do. The few other only kids I knew grew up with lots of friends that were like subsitute siblings for them, so they din't have any issues. I, on the other hand, grew up very isolated and usually had to entertain myself. My parents didn't allow me to invite friends over, ever, and they would always complain and sometimes refuse if I begged to be taken anywhere. Therefore, I just settled for being with myself after awhile, and I enjoyed it.
I still have issues relating well to my peers, and I never stopped hoping for a sibling until a few years ago.
I still resent my parents for all of this.
I definitely do. The few other only kids I knew grew up with lots of friends that were like subsitute siblings for them, so they din't have any issues. I, on the other hand, grew up very isolated and usually had to entertain myself. My parents didn't allow me to invite friends over, ever, and they would always complain and sometimes refuse if I begged to be taken anywhere. Therefore, I just settled for being with myself after awhile, and I enjoyed it.
I still have issues relating well to my peers, and I never stopped hoping for a sibling until a few years ago.
I still resent my parents for all of this.