I couldn't imagine myself being the only child in the family. Life would definitely be humdrum, a little bewildered, lonely, less fun, less exciting and less enchanting.
Siblings are the only next of kins who not only related closely to you, they share the closest genotype and phenotype (theoretically, unless due to environment) with you and also the ones who'd resided in the same 'house' as you in your mother's womb. The maxim is so amazingly indubitable!
I come from a relatively large family. I have a few younger siblings. It is wondrous that though we look quite a like in our appearance, our personalities/characters/preferences vary immensely, despite the fact that we grown up together and went to the same schools. I guess the different combination traits of our parents' hybrid do somehow make us an "enthralling" bunch compared to other smaller families.
I won't say we didn't quarrel, argue or fight. In fact occasionally we still do that nowadays. It is not avoidable since each individual has his/her own opinions. Sometimes the conflict is necessary and it is one of the best modes to interact and communicate. When we were younger, we even would segregate to 'smaller' groups and had our "civil war". I'm very sure this won't happen in families with single child. As we grown up, the close kinship remains though some of us are residing in different countries. The distance doesn't cause much hindrance in connecting our bond, in fact our affinity (at least 1-2 of us) has been drawn closer.
I heart* my siblings. I am grateful to my parents for bringing them into my life. I wish them to excel in whatever they are going to pursue in life and always stay jolly happy, healthy wealthy, gorgeous and smart!
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