Buzz·Posted on 14 Aug 201525 Highs And Lows Everyone With One Sibling Has ExperiencedWhen being in a stereotypical nuclear family is a rollercoaster of emotions.by Mikey NicholsonBuzzFeed Staff, AustraliaLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. High: Less siblings meant more pocket money to go around. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. Low: A lot of people assumed you'd be spoiled. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. High: Being gifted a best friend who truly gets you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Low: No sympathetic ears if you wanted to bitch about your annoying sibling. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. High: Calling shotgun for the front seat was a whole lot easier. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Low: The crushing feeling of losing a game of shotgun to one person. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. High: Smaller families = less family responsibilities. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Low: Resenting your friends who always had family events planned. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. High: SO much parental pride to go around. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. Low: Your overly-proud parents could be a little intense at school presentation nights. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. High: The privilege of having the people who gave you life ~maybe~ not forgetting your name. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. Low: It was harder to get away with being naughty because two kids are easier to check on. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. High: Chances are you had less hand-me-down clothes. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Low: Chances are you had less people to give you presents at Christmas and birthdays. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. High: Driving holidays always felt luxurious. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. Low: Holiday boredom set in a little too quickly. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. High: Getting to be an "only child" when your sibling was away. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. Low: Your parents made you do double the chores. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. High: Someone always has your back. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. Low: There were less people to blame for when shit broke. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. High: Movie nights were always fun and peaceful times. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. Low: Games of tag got pretty old pretty quick. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. High: Not having to deal with the trials and tribulations of Middle Child Syndrome. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. Low: You have literally no ability for conflict resolution as a mediator. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 25. The Ultimate High: It doesn't matter if you only have one sibling, you can always take awkward family photos. View this photo on Instagram