Does the Only Child Feel Lonely?

Nowadays, most students born between 1978 and 1990 are the only child of their families. I am one of them. Personally speaking, I do not want to be the only child of my family.

如今，大部分出生在1978到1990年的學生都是家里的獨生子女。我也是其中之一。就我個人而言，我不想成為家里唯一的孩子。

The reason why I am unwilling to be the only child is quite obvious. I always feel lonely and helpless. I have ever discussed it with my classmates and they have got the same feelings as me. When school is over, we go back home and have no one to talk with, for parents are busy with their jobs or house chores. Even when they have leisure time, due to the generation gap, we find we have nothing in common. On our way to adults, we have met a lot of trouble on which we linger and ponder. If each of us has an elder brother or sister, we can consult him or her. Of course, brothers and sisters are not always under an atmosphere of cooperation. Sometimes they quarrel; sometimes they argue; sometimes they compromise. Being not the only child in the family offers us early experiences of getting along with each other. The feeling of loneliness delays our ability to cope with others, because most of our childhood, we stay alone more than stay with others.

我不愿意成為獨生子女的原因很明顯，我總是感到孤獨和無助。我曾經和我同學討論過這個問題，他們也和我有一樣的感覺。每當放學的時候，我們回到家沒有人和我們說話，因為父母都忙于工作或家庭瑣事。甚至當他們有空的時候，由于代溝我們發現我們沒有什么共同點。在我們成長的路上，我們會遇到許多讓我們徘徊和沉思的困難。如果我們每個人都有一個哥哥或者姐姐，我們就可以向他們咨詢。當然，兄弟姐妹不總是處于合作的氛圍。他們有時打架，有時爭吵，有時也會妥協。不是家里的獨生子女給我們提供了與人相處的經驗。孤獨感會延緩我們處理與別人的關系的能力，因為我們大部分的童年與孤獨作伴的時間多過與他人作伴的時間。

We all hope to have a sibling to release ourselves from the trouble above. Probably, when we grow mature and find we can substitute a sibling with friends, cousins or hobbies, we will not feel lonely any longer.

我們都希望有兄弟姐妹把我們從以上困境解救出來。很可能，當我們變成熟的時候我們就發現我們可以用朋友，表兄妹或愛好來取代兄弟姐妹，我們就不會再感到孤獨了。