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Old Jul 23, 2006, 01:04 PM
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I want to immediately say off hand here NO OFFENSE TO THOSE WHO ARE ONLY CHILDREN. I wanted to post this because with a few hundred conversations my husband and I have had, we have came up with the Only Child Syndrome.

See, we both have noticed there's a huge difference in the behaviors of people who grew up in a home with siblings and with a person that grew up in an only child home. Of course I'm stereotyping a bit, and everybody is different, but from every only child I've ever met, I've noticed they are more likely to be selfish, inconsiderate, and self centered. I believe they are that way because growing up they received so much attention from their parents and never had to share with anybody else.

My Mom was an only child and has these characteristics. I've also noticed an old friend of mine (Kindra) also had the same characteristics. I've known quite a few that acted the same way. But if you look at people that grew up with siblings, they are more accustom to sharing, being unselfish, not having the attention, and being considerate.

That of course is my opinions. What do you guys think?
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