@kosherinchrist So I have siblings. My little sister’s best friend is an only and they’ve been best friends since they were in preschool. They’re still friends and their 30s.
None of us had a lot of money growing up but because they only had one child, they had more spending power. So they took my sister on a lot of amazing vacations. She got to go to the lake on weekends, and to amusement parks, and to the pool. And they just took my sister with them because she was their daughters best friend.
The two of them still choose to go on vacations with each other these days. Sometimes they bring their spouses, but not always.
I as the older sibling was always a little bit jealous, but it gave me some more one on one time with my own parents and so that kind of evened it out my mind.
Now, as I have my own only, I definitely try to do this. Especially because my daughter’s little best friends are starting to get siblings and are not getting as much special one on one time and their own little adventures because Mom’s is home with the baby. And of course they are toddlers. We’re not going to Disneyland lol. But I was able to take one of her little friends to a splash pad and out for McDonald’s last weekend and they had a blast and got to be the center of attention. We’ll go to the zoo later this month, and little places. Mom gets to have a break, and kiddo gets to have an adventure friend.
Honestly, I plan on continuing to do this as they grow up. If we’re able to manage it and the parents are OK I’m going to take them with us on adventures. Yeah it kind of defeats the purpose of having an only on some trips. But having the ability to choose if I have more than one kid with me makes it worth it.
None of us had a lot of money growing up but because they only had one child, they had more spending power. So they took my sister on a lot of amazing vacations. She got to go to the lake on weekends, and to amusement parks, and to the pool. And they just took my sister with them because she was their daughters best friend.
The two of them still choose to go on vacations with each other these days. Sometimes they bring their spouses, but not always.
I as the older sibling was always a little bit jealous, but it gave me some more one on one time with my own parents and so that kind of evened it out my mind.
Now, as I have my own only, I definitely try to do this. Especially because my daughter’s little best friends are starting to get siblings and are not getting as much special one on one time and their own little adventures because Mom’s is home with the baby. And of course they are toddlers. We’re not going to Disneyland lol. But I was able to take one of her little friends to a splash pad and out for McDonald’s last weekend and they had a blast and got to be the center of attention. We’ll go to the zoo later this month, and little places. Mom gets to have a break, and kiddo gets to have an adventure friend.
Honestly, I plan on continuing to do this as they grow up. If we’re able to manage it and the parents are OK I’m going to take them with us on adventures. Yeah it kind of defeats the purpose of having an only on some trips. But having the ability to choose if I have more than one kid with me makes it worth it.