This too.

I even felt worthless as well because I couldn't give my daughter a sibling. Everyone would suggest it was time for one, like it's a crime to have an only child. I did want a sibling for her, but considering all her sensory issues and difficult parenting (though I do not blame the meds or breastfeeding on Cymbalta for her personality; she was born that way, it was evident from the beginning). I think she would have been the same no matter what I did.

People (i.e., extended family) acted as if I was doing her a disservice not having another child (though I tried and couldn't, which really sucked for me). I even pointed out my grandmother was an only child, very strange for a farm family during the Great Depression, and my paternal grandmother had difficulty having children as well and was only one of two kids. So it could even be inherited.

But my daughter has 5 cousins (I actually have none), 3 of them girls, and they all get along. I am hoping her cousins will be good lifelong friends if they stay in touch and are able to see each other. And my oldest nephew (in 8th grade, daughter is in 5th) is great with her, actually with all people that I can see. He took after my sister in being an extrovert and people person.