Only Child... ...

It is both easy and difficult to understand only child. People who are only child, grow up as the only child is different. It takes an only child to understand another.

We like crowd and people, afterall, we grow up being alone most of the time, we enjoy the activities when there are people, we enjoy the energy that people generated. Of couse we enjoy the company, joy and laughter that come with it. Yet, we do like to be alone and have our own personal space. In fact, our need for personal space is larger than most people. Home is our comfort zone, mostly at night, we enjoy not being disturb so that we can do our own things and have time to think. Thinking is crucial to anyone yet it is important to only child. We grow up thinking when no one is there to talk to us. Thinking alomost become our way of talking to ourself.

Most only child either write or draw. Either one expresses ourself. And it is activity that we can do it alone without waiting for people to do it with us and it does not disturb people around us.

Only child is an observant being. We observe either surroundings or people. When we grow up not having anyone of the same or close age group to talk or play with, we end up observing.

Emtotional being of only child is unique. We enjoy all the attention and love from parents since young, so we expect the same intensity of love from our loved ones as we grow up. We usually take after a parent of the same gender whether we like it or not and we expect our partner to behave the same way as the parent of the opposite gender. For example, my dad loves me tremendously. He makes me feel that I am the most important being to him in this world and he will be there for me even when the world collapses. Inevitably, I find that I am looking to my hubby to make me feel that. Because we have been receiving the same intensity of love from our parents, only child expect the people they love to love them the same way, almost sacrificingly. Of course, life will adjust our expectations along the way not our deepest desire.

Only child is spolit. We are spolit. Most of us do not show it but when we are at our most comfortable self and that is at home, trust me, we are spolit.

Emotionally, only child is both very dependent and independent. Difficult to explain that though.

Lastly but not exhaustive, only child likes being the only child. He or she may sometimes wish for sibling or more siblings, yet only child if given a choice, loves being the only child. Afterall, few get to grow up having the best of both parents just to yourself and I tell you, it is such a priviledge. Don't believe me, ask another only child.