NOT TOO FAR AWAY

Dear Only Child:

I would like to subscribe to Only Child. Hopefully the Netherlands is not too far away. I am an only child myself and I've always been very happy with that. I live in perfect harmony with my parents, in fact I miss them very much now that I am in college. Still many people think that it must be terrible to be an only child. It is good to hear that more and more families are deciding to have only one child. My parents didn't make that decision; it just happened. On your web site you wrote about how important friends are to only children. I understand that because I seem to have deeper friendships than most other people. Right now I do have a boyfriend, an only child too! I like that because we can understand each other.

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Dear Not Too Far Away:

Thank you so much for your warm letter. So often people concentrate on the negative aspects of being an only child, when the truth is that the experiences only children have are as positive as anyone's. Our daughter is a senior in college and still feels very close to us. The bond is always there.

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Comments

[Martha Garcia]

Three of my best friends are only children, and all three are the most loving, kind, well-adjusted, successful, happy people I know. I hope my daughter turns out like you - missing me when she's off in college! She's in kindergarten now, but I'm already dreading when she leaves the nest!