Growing Up Alone Quotes

I've never had siblings, I didn't grow up in a big family; it was just me and my single mom. And hectic family dysfunction was actually something that I craved.

I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself.

Mad World' was easy for me to sing because I could relate to Roland's lyrics. We were both the middle of three sons and had been brought up by single mothers with absent fathers.

I love working with children because, as an only child, I grew up always wishing for siblings.

I grew up as an only child, so inherently, most of my life was centered around me. My parents taught me to play well with others and to share my toys, but I was still an only child who didn't have to share my parent's attention with siblings. As great as my childhood was, I always wanted brothers and sisters.

I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me.

Life as an only child can be a bit lonely, and when I had Finley, I decided that if I could give him a big family, I wanted to as much as possible.

My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.

I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.

You know, as an only child, you're kind of in a bubble, and there are all sorts of things about my childhood that I still can't really place.

I was an only child until I was six.

When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky.