to dislike the one child family topic?

[DrNortherner]

I have an only, I am an only. I don't feel I need any extra support over and above what MN could already provide.

My ds is a child like any other and brings the same delights and challnges as any other kids.

He just happens to not have a sibling.

The new topic makes me feel like a bit of a freak. I don't think I'll be using it.

like I said earlier - perhaps there should be 3/4 topics then (there is currently not topic "being a parent" - it's sub-dividied.

These could be

"becoming a parent" - to encompass everything from conception through to birth

"being a parent" - for every after birth

"classifieds" (media/charities/site stuff etc etc)

"other stuff" - for anything else?

4 topics - then a free for all within each.......

Ouch... I know if you ever fancy popping in the topic 'one child families' you will be welcome because, really, every mner I have 'met' has been very nice!

Teafortwo.... very embarrassed tiptoes away... exits thread - sorry I really had no desire to upset anyone especially myself. I am embarrassed and ashamed - I honestly was trying to be kind and acknowledge your feelings - hense the YANBU!

No hard feelings teafortwo - things often get misconstrued on tinterweb

I don't like feeling excluded

and I can't help feeling that it's a bit of a whinge-fest and divisive at best

parent or not is a distinction that is ok - the rest is stuff that all parents should be part of - everyone has a valid viewpoint

I hadn't hadn't felt the need for a separate thread, though dd is an only. I used all the other topics, but when it was relevant I put dd is an only child and will stay that way etc. When I saw the new topic I was quite pleased as I think I would be able to read/lurk and gain insight into dd. I don't find her hard to cope with or particularly difficult, and she's certainly not a freak, but with my Catholic background, most of the kids I grew up with were in larger families, and I have no idea what life is like when you don't have siblings to fight/play/commiserate/gang up against parents etc with.

Thanks DrNortherner - As one of the campaigners for a one child topic, and given this is about the one child topic, I thought it was only polite to pop in and say hello and acknowledge your viewpoint!

Lesson learnt! Infact in my attempt to be polite and kind I appeared rude and sarcastic!!! Must read posts over and over imagining I am the reader before pressing send in future!!!!

Nothing was written with sarcasm in mind - everything on that misunderstood post was straight!

Take care - look forward to seeing you around on mn!

I have'nt read the whole thread yet but yes YABU. You may not want the support it offers but others do.

And I have been reading it out of interest and I have 2 DC.

And there's no need for you to be so bloody rude Dr Northerner. Several of us wanted a topic for one child families so I started a thread on SiteStuff asking for one and MNHQ kindly obliged. If you want to join in, like TeaforTwo says, you're welcome but if you don't then stay away but why waste time starting an AIBU thread all about it - do you have too much time on your hands?