Love that shot of you and your mom. Looks like you being an “only” left lots of time for playful leg stretching with her. You ask age-old questions. I would say the sharing of memories with siblings is priceless. Because of mine and my brother’s and sister’s combined stories of my late mother, we were able to eulogize her with a richness of detail that would likely not have been there had one of us been tasked to try and sum up her life. But lots of people from big families do cherish those moments with a parent that you seemed to have a lot of.
I am an only child, of an only child, of an only child. The buck stops here, though. I never wanted to have kids, and I have fulfilled that idea. I am very okay with not having kids. It is not that I didn't want siblings though, I would have gladly shared my life with others but it was not to be.
My son is an only. As I get older, I feel for the burden I may become to him. As my mother became more frail, my sister and I had each other to share the responsibilities and concerns. I wish he had a sib to help him out.
I suspect your "no" was the escape hatch she was looking for.
Love that shot of you and your mom. Looks like you being an “only” left lots of time for playful leg stretching with her. You ask age-old questions. I would say the sharing of memories with siblings is priceless. Because of mine and my brother’s and sister’s combined stories of my late mother, we were able to eulogize her with a richness of detail that would likely not have been there had one of us been tasked to try and sum up her life. But lots of people from big families do cherish those moments with a parent that you seemed to have a lot of.
I am an only child, of an only child, of an only child. The buck stops here, though. I never wanted to have kids, and I have fulfilled that idea. I am very okay with not having kids. It is not that I didn't want siblings though, I would have gladly shared my life with others but it was not to be.
My son is an only. As I get older, I feel for the burden I may become to him. As my mother became more frail, my sister and I had each other to share the responsibilities and concerns. I wish he had a sib to help him out.
Simply stated, the end result is very impressive