25 Highs And Lows Everyone With One Sibling Has Experienced

    When being in a stereotypical nuclear family is a rollercoaster of emotions.

    1. High: Less siblings meant more pocket money to go around.

    2. Low: A lot of people assumed you'd be spoiled.

    3. High: Being gifted a best friend who truly gets you.

    4. Low: No sympathetic ears if you wanted to bitch about your annoying sibling.

    5. High: Calling shotgun for the front seat was a whole lot easier.

    6. Low: The crushing feeling of losing a game of shotgun to one person.

    7. High: Smaller families = less family responsibilities.

    8. Low: Resenting your friends who always had family events planned.

    9. High: SO much parental pride to go around.

    10. Low: Your overly-proud parents could be a little intense at school presentation nights.

    11. High: The privilege of having the people who gave you life ~maybe~ not forgetting your name.

    12. Low: It was harder to get away with being naughty because two kids are easier to check on.

    13. High: Chances are you had less hand-me-down clothes.

    14. Low: Chances are you had less people to give you presents at Christmas and birthdays.

    15. High: Driving holidays always felt luxurious.

    16. Low: Holiday boredom set in a little too quickly.

    17. High: Getting to be an "only child" when your sibling was away.

    18. Low: Your parents made you do double the chores.

    19. High: Someone always has your back.

    20. Low: There were less people to blame for when shit broke.

    21. High: Movie nights were always fun and peaceful times.

    22. Low: Games of tag got pretty old pretty quick.

    23. High: Not having to deal with the trials and tribulations of Middle Child Syndrome.

    24. Low: You have literally no ability for conflict resolution as a mediator.

    25. The Ultimate High: It doesn't matter if you only have one sibling, you can always take awkward family photos.