Is it just me, or does everyone who is raised without a brother or sister grow up to be a selfish prick? OK man, I’m truly sorry I used YOUR sticky note to write down a fucking address. Next time I’ll be sure to provide my own. You must take absolutely no joy out of life to get that shaken up over a little piece of paper. I share my things with friends just like I did with my brothers when I was younger, and although not everyone always agrees, I’d like to think it should take more than a worthless shred of paper to ruin someone’s day. Seriously man, you’re not even 30, just chill out before you have a stroke. —Chewed Out
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2010.
Why do you attribute this person’s behaviour to the fact that they’re an only child? The two things could be completely unrelated? Where’s your emperical evidence?
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That’s spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn’t work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don’t see any tigers around, do you?
[Homer considers this.]
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
Is it just me, or do folks who grow up in a brood of feral siblings feel they have the right to help themselves to everything from other peoples’ stationery to the food right off their plate?
I relish the one on one relationship with my folks…I’m their favorite child…
word BMF. It’s the whole Monica syndrome…. if you didn’t eat quickly, you didn’t eat.
only child works well so long as you’re not a momma’s boy.
Put down the psp, get out, and meet people as well….
“Is it just me, or does everyone who is raised without a brother or sister grow up to be a selfish prick?”
It’s just you
either way, someone that snaps over a post it note is a cocksucker, plain and simple.
Was this at work? Tell the cocksucker the company owns ALL the supplies including his fucking post-its!
some people are just straight up douchebags. i wouldn’t say it has anything to do with being an only child, they definitely have some serious issues if they’re trippin over a piece of paper.
maybe this person just doesnt like you because youre a jerk. it appears you have your own feelings of entitlement. its just a post it note yes, but i think id have the courtesy to ask before i took something off of their desk.
is it just me or do those who were raised with siblings have shitty manners? see how such broad statements can go both ways?
I have one older sister and I’m still a selfish prick. Man was she such a bitch growing up. I think she would have preferred to be an only child and with her as a sibling, so would I!
I know a few “only child” people and not all of them are like this, though they tend to be a bit weird and wish they had a sibling. Personally, I would have much preferred a brother. Older sisters are so emasculating!
I grew up an only child, and I was thankful I was an only child…
Until I was 17 and my mom dropped the bomb on me “By the way, I had a daughter when I was 15… I had to give her up for adoption. Would you like some breakfast?”
“Why do you attribute this person’s behaviour to the fact that they’re an only child? The two things could be completely unrelated? Where’s your emperical evidence?
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That’s spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn’t work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don’t see any tigers around, do you?
[Homer considers this.]
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.”
S.W.I.S.H.
that was a gem nevermind. the boy is my only offspring nice kid…almost killed me giving birth but what can ya do about those shoulders
ah, the post it notes, what did we ever do before them?
Mmm post its.
I’m an only child, and yeah, I’ll admit I probably got more than I would’ve if I had’ve had siblings, but hay, not my fault my parents decided not to continue procreating.
Sure I’m not particularly used to sharing because I never really HAD to (well, not counting my parents — my family has always shared a lot), but I don’t NOT share. I know a lot of only children who were so sheltered from reality that once they got out of HS and moved away to university and realised that HAY! they aren’t really all that special they went crazy and ended up on medication (no joke!). But I also know many (most of my good friends are only children) who are the exact opposite — because *gasp* our parents taught us that the world doesn’t revolve around us — my mother actually used to tell me this on a regular basis when I was a kid and ended up pulling an attitude over something: “*insert PK’s name here* the world doesn’t revolve around you.”
Anyway, no one really likes to share, but part of being a mature grown up is, sometimes, sharing your shit. And sometimes it’s telling people to sodd off and get their own shit.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I’m an only child and I can tell you, I’m far from spoiled. I got shit when I was a kid, because my mum didn’t want me to turn into a selfish prick. I do talk to myself an awful lot, which is due to not having a sibling to bounce ideas off of when I was a kid (especially ideas that I wouldn’t talk to my mother about), but I’m far from selfish.
oh jeez i’m not an only child and i talk to myself all the time
some only children seem to stay children for a long-ass time.
but many of them seem to have been better socialized. i am glad to have a sibling. and i do believe personality is effected by siblings and birth order.
Actually, only children usually talk in full sentences earlier because they don’t have other children their age around to screw up their verbal skills. And being around adults, primarily, without kids their own age can make only children a bit more adjusted to dealing with adults. However, sometimes it can make them unable to relate to their peers (I know when I was younger I was always more mature for my age than the other kids — I liked “grown up” stuff like talking politics with my dad or watching the news when I was 10).
I wasn’t spoiled, but i think that’s because my parents didn’t have an endless supply of cash TO spoil me. I know my dad (who’s always asking me if I have money and asking me if I need some and I’m 28!) would’ve spoiled me rotten if they had’ve been able to afford it when I was a kid. Now that my parents have $$$++, I fully admit that I probably get more “stuff”/money from my parents than I should given my age. But, when I was growing up, my mom had no problems telling me no, telling me I had to share, and not taking any shit off of me when I *did* have to share my stuff with cousins, friends, etc….
yep, “always look for the yellow tags” mom taught me when shopping….
still applies. it’s the same crap, packaged in the same place, but with a generic label.
even meds are packed this way…
and I talk to myself all the time. wow, I didn’t think it was that common…
I’m sure it would look better if I had headphones or something to my ear (…other than say a finger or banana or something) like a cell …
anyways, yeah, I ramble to myself when walking alone all the time. helps me sort my thoughts and let all the voices get heard.
Nope…I have a sister and I am a prick too.