Kids Who Endured Childhood With No Siblings Share Their Sad, Yet Funny, Experiences

Being an only child can feel like living in a tiny club with very specific membership rules, and plenty of people remember the questions that came with it.

This story looks at the funny, awkward, and sometimes lonely side of growing up without siblings, from the endless assumptions to the strange freedom that came with it. For some people, it meant more independence early on, while for others it meant hearing the same jokes and questions again and again.

The reactions below show just how recognizable that experience still is.

1. LOL

2. You were for sure bored. We all were.

3. It's a trap!

That question came up a lot for only children.

4. I never looked that deep, bro.

5. I feel like emotionally it would be incredibly difficult, 24/7.

6. BAHAHAHAHA.

For a lot of only kids, boredom was part of the package.

This also hits like the OP who skipped a family gathering after being overshadowed by an overachieving sibling.

7. Yeah, I don't struggle with this one. LOL.

8. Literally. Every. Day.

9. That's just cruel!

10. I'm rolling with the 'WTF were we thinking?' logic.

11. You miss out on a lot.

And sometimes the comments hit a little too close to home.

12. LOL, I love this one.

13. LOL, my goodness.

14. She's being generous. LOL.

15. I can hear that burn sizzling.

Only children really do hear it all.

Want the next step after sibling comparisons, read how one OP tried setting boundaries with unfair parents.