Being an on child in a Caribbean family means that you have to grow up quickly. For me, being an only child meant that I had to be a man young. In my household, an young man should be thinking on his own, only feel the need to ask questions when its necessary, and should always be looking out for the others around him. I felt that the tribulation of being an only child can be lonely. Not having siblings to replace that loneliness can drive a person crazy. Some only children donâÂÂt have the problem of being alone because they either have friends, family siblings, and something to keep them occupied.
Usually it is rare for there to be an only child in a Guyanese household as mind, because Guyanese people make about 3 or more children. However, when children is not a favor for your parents you have the huge amount of siblings in the family. For me that the total opposite, most of my family is in Guyana. For me being a only child is a must because I love it and sometimes disagree with it. When you get everything you want, itâÂÂs a joy. But in a Guyanese house thatâÂÂs a lie, for my case that is. I have to always do chores, never have rest. Some of my other friends that are only kids donâÂÂt do anything. I get so mad sometimes that I have to do work.
I guess being an only child shows in my family that it prepares you for the life ahead and being a guy means you got to be a man on your own terms. When youâÂÂre an only child you have to pass the barriers of knowledge. I mean that you have to gain more knowledge as a child that has siblings. There are things that an only child canâÂÂt learn on their own and there are things he or she must learn from family and friends. Having the ownership of being an only child gives you the chance to learn a lot more of this world.