What’s so good about being an only child?

[Orangeandgold]

My daughter is an early teen, in year 7 and for the past 5 years she has been complaining about being an only child. She hates it!!

Me and her have a close relationship. We go out on weekends and if we have nothing planned we take a walk or do something local.

She doesn’t want for anything physically - she has her clubs, instruments at home that she is learning; we have a craft cupboard, a desktop - so lots to do.

I organise and encourage big trips with friends over the holidays and she has the odd “play date”. Her and her friends also have regular phone calls (I can hear their whole conversation as she usually takes the calls infront of me).

I have a sibling and I tell her that they are overrated but she seems so upset to not have one.

Id love to hear from people that are only-children. What was it like. How can I help her.

AIBU unreasonable to want her to snap out of it?

With all due respect, that is a very extreme reaction and most only children do not go through that.

Honestly I'd react the same as your mum. Guilt tripping your parents and being ridiculously melodramatic. I'm an only child myself by the way.

I didn't do it deliberately - it was a natural reaction. She was annoyed at me for being very withdrawn of late and spending a lot of time asleep. So I broke down and told her that it was due to being burnt out by the anxiety I am suffering from over the worry of losing her and my Dad.