Think twice before speaking

I regret the day I suggested to my parents to give me a sibling. By then I was feeling so alone and miserable that my parents agreed. I had no idea what I was asking for. 

The day finally arrived for my sibling to be born. Back then my friends had tried to warn me about the horrible things that happen when you have a little brother or sister, like having squabbles, or them 'borrowing' my clothes, or books or my computer. But I ignored them. They didn't know what pure loneliness truly feels like. That's why I was desperate to have siblings. My friends say that there are advantages to being an only child, like owning your life, not having fights every ten minutes, and getting a bigger allowance than I probably would have if I had siblings. 

But these advantages are overpowered by one big disadvantage. When you're an only child your parents depend on you to be their big success. You have to be good at everything. You can't fail. You have to be neat and tidy, because it's much easier to have one kid instead of having lots of little kids screaming and running around the house. You have to have good grammar, tidy clothes, and table manners. It's a lot of pressure. That's why I want a sibling. 

The problem was, I was completely and utterly oblivious to the fact that my friends were as low-spirited as I was when it came to siblings. Apparently they were so worn out by arguments that they just gave their stuff to their siblings whenever they asked. 

Anyway when my sibling arrived, I could hardly contain my excitement! No more loneliness. No more pressure. For the first few weeks I was content in just cradling the baby. But after that the crying and yelling became annoying and my friends were saying 'I told you so'. I knew that as soon as my sibling can talk, there would be disagreements and quarrels every day. When that happened, I got so stressed and upset that I was almost wishing to be an only child again. 

Life is like that. What you don't have always seems to be the things you want. So be careful what you wish for, think twice before speaking. 

By Emma P