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My parents were reasonable people and we got along well because we respected each other’s opinions and listened to each other’s reasoning on issues. Was I spoiled? I don’t think so. I had chores, mutually agreed-upon curfews and well-understood responsibilities. Just once, when I was about 16, I crossed swords with my parents. My gang of friends had made plans to drive to the lake on a Saturday and I hadn’t properly communicated this adventure. I was a teenager, after all.
As I got older and moved away from home, there were both good and bad sides to being an only. On the one hand, I had learned to make my own decisions, so moving to adulthood was just another step along the way; on the other, there were some decisions that a sibling’s point of view could have usefully informed.
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