Only children

Not to me.
I thought the point was about impact on the planet!

Without reading any further (I’ll go back…) my thoughts about being an “only” (I am not) is one of privilege but a lonely life when grown. Unless you have lots of aunts/uncles and cousins galore… you’ll be okay. You have “family.”

But my observation - the tendancy is those that only have one child, are “onlys” themselves, coming from a line of low procreators… pretty soon it could be the end of a lineage. That’s sad.

Oh well, life goes on elsewhere.

I am an "only" and so was my father but the grandparents I know about (3 of the 4);were all from huge families - 7, 11, 13 children.

I don't know if that's helpful Gundy

Thankyou Farmor that is what I meant to imply.
Not to do with material goods at all.
I have lost touch with those former neighbours now and wonder if those girls are now mothers, and if so if they only have one child!

I dont have any children and would love to have been an only child. I never wanted any siblings and made my feelings quite clear. at the time. Especially as my parents made no secret of the fact that my sister was the golden child.

Many environmental activists now argue that more than one child is selfish because of the resources that children consume and the waste they generate. If you bring children into an over populated world then their carbon footprint gets added to your account.

I was raised as an only child, but later in life found that I had four siblings.

Doesn't it all even out Biglouis?
I have several child-free friends to create balance.
The population is aging and the birthrate in western Europe dropping fast so the whole demographic is rapidly changing.

I won't be here to see but hopefully my DGC lives will be fulfilled and not a scramble for survival.

I have two daughters, eldest can't have children, youngest has adopted so I have only one grandchild and that's it.