I am an ONLY CHILD

I have no siblings

In my house there are 3 at the dinner table,

mom, dad and me.

I have no one to compete with, 

no one to be compared to and no one to be bullied by,

in our home it's a bit quiet that's true.

I'm often told "you must be lonely", 

i find it odd because 

I have family, I have friends and I have other stuff I like to do, 

why would I be lonely?

Are you??

Mommy tells me I'm her favorite, 

and I know it's true

because besides daddy there's no one else for her to pick from

and I like it that way.

My friends have brothers and sisters,

and I like them okay, 

but if siblings are so great, why do they always want to come to my house to play?

Dad told me once, he and mom knew I was all they needed

as soon as they held me for the first time,

I made everything feel complete inside.

That made me feel good, all happy and warm.

Like I was the most perfect kid to have ever been born.

I like being an only child,

I don't care if some people think I'm lonely

or spoiled or anything else. 

My mom and dad are happy with me

and I'm happy with them.

And that's all we need!

**written for Nixon, because there are so few good positive messages that are for only children. I see lots of brothers/sisters poems and things, but nothing for or about an only child. It seemed wrong and I was inspired. I hope Nixon grows up believing these things! because he IS my favorite, he DOES complete us and we ARE happy as a family of 3!**