Originally Posted by puffin
Lots of kids wish they were only children. We don't get rid of the other kids.
THIS. Kids don't need a particular family configuration to be happy. (I got really clear on this when I decided to become a single mother. I have never treated it as potential source of trauma. "No, we don't have a dad in our family. We also don't have a brother. Or a dog.")

My DD's best friend is part of a large family, and it's a bit hard on DD, who is quite the extravert. The best friend adores DD, but is just less desperate for play-dates all the time, because she's always part of a group.

On the other hand, DD feels sorry for the best friend not having lots of intense one-on-one time with her mom.

Originally Posted by Ivy
"if you wanted siblings, you should have slept more as a baby."
BWA-hahahahaha!