I was an only child, which used to be very uncommon.
Yes I do think it is very uncommon. My mother is an only child and she really felt the effects of it when her mother became to elderly to care for herself, and my mom has no siblings to help
I wish I would have had a sibling to grow up with me. I missed that strong emotional bond.
Yes theres that too. I wish I could say I understand but I don't, I have a little brother.
Sibling relationship
Siblings play a unique role in one another’s lives that simulates the companionship of parents as well as the influence and assistance of friends. Because siblings often grow up in the same household, they have a large amount of exposure to one another, like other members of the immediate family. However, though a sibling relationship can have both hierarchical and reciprocal elements, this relationship tends to be more egalitarian and symmetrical than with family members of other generations. Furthermore, sibling relationships often reflect the overall condition of cohesiveness
by trade, very smart and creative". Both her mother and grandmother sang in the gospel choir at Lilly Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta, and Casey J attended her grandmother's basement Bible studies as a child. "I used to think it was the normal way of life because that's all I saw my grandmother and mother do," she once said. "I grew up thinking that singing in the church choir is what all kids did because it was my way of life."
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