Only Children
Only children become little adults by the age of seven. They are very thorough, deliberate, fearful, cautious, and are more comfortable with people who are older or younger. They tend to be high achievers, self-motivated, voracious readers, black and white thinkers, and they have high expectations for themselves.
Only children have never had to compete with siblings for parental attention, favor or resources. This causes only children to come off as critical and self-centered. They tend to be more confident, articulate, seemingly on top of things. The confident outer shell of only children may hide someone who feels inferior, rebellious, and always trying to prove he or she is good enough. Only children are excellent candidates for growing-up to be ultra-perfectionists.
There are two kinds of only children: special jewel and parental plan. The special jewel is the one who parents had and then realized they could not have any more. The parental plan is the one who was the only one planned for from the start.
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