Yep. Kris and Kym…are only brats. There are plenty of pros and cons with Only Child Syndrome. We had everything we needed, most of what we wanted. We never had to fight for the last cupcake, always got to ride shotgun (unless both parents were in the car) and we were the center of the Universe (we like to believe. And maybe still do…*sideeye*). And yet there were a lot of lonely days, and when things went south at home (because, you know, even in the very healthiest and happiest of households that happens) there was no one to turn to, to share the fear or the sadness with. There wasn’t a brother to feel safe with, there wasn’t a sister to whisper and giggle with. There was just…ourselves. And not all experiences for only children are like this, in fact, our experiences are quite different from each other although we both expressed that similar overall feeling of loneliness. A lot depends on the parents and Kym is proof one parent can more than compensate for one not so great BioPU (Biological Parental Unit…pronounced bio-poo for good reason). When both parents are trying to get their lives together and rebuild and work and cope…sometimes the child gets a bit lost in the mix (Kris). And while we’re not going to outright say, “hey, that’s ok really, we ended up fine,” because it’s really NOT totally ok…there is an element of peace in that statement. Because we both did. And here we are, one raising two girls, one having raised a daughter…and all the offspring are doing a-ok. Because even though we’re only children, we really did learn how to share (I always say the ultimate and supreme sacrifice of love is letting the one you love have that last bite of cake) and we took the things we didn’t want to carry into our motherhood and made a real effort to do things differently for our children. Even better, we took the things we DID love and learn from our parents to be pretty decent parents ourselves. We think. We have expressly forbidden said offspring to indicate otherwise in any fashion verbal, body language, Snapchat, texting, YouTube rants, tweeting videos, IG IMs, etc., etc., etc., et al, legal verbiage infinity.
Just kidding. Titter teehee laugh laugh.
A bit selfish? Check.
Confident with being alone? Check check.
Center of the Universe? CHECK CHECK CHE….
Just kidding. AHHGAIN.
…maaayyyyyybe…
Well-adjusted and loving life? Definitely maybe could be possible Check.
Working on the above? For sure CHECK.
There’s lots of good in being an only child, and a lot of wishful thinking…
So go on, JOIN US…pleaaaase. Indulge our Pretty Princess Podcast again today by going to iTunes, Spotify, Overcast, Libsyn or any podcast player you use to subscribe, download and listen! If you enjoy what you hear, go ahead and leave a 5-star review! The more listeners we get, the more opportunities we will have to bring you richer content!
And don’t forget to follow us here (click that WordPress button on the right side of your screen) so you get notifications every time we post an episode blog! You can also follow also us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Just search for The Mugly Truth in all those social media sites.
For those who enjoy listening here on our website, here is the Libsyn player link, like always. We may be eliminating the link from the site for future episodes. Let us know what you want!
© The Mugly Truth 2018 and © The Mugly Truth Podcast 2018. All rights reserved.
Intro and outro music, “Clever as a Fox” by Espresso Music through premiumbeats.com
themuglytruth.com 