Her daughter is adorable. If Tina and her husband really want another child I hope that they’re able to make it work.

I was an only child – my parents were both older when they married, so having me was something of a surprise for them! I loved being an only child, frankly. My daughter will (hopefully) not be an only, but if she is, I won’t be sad about it.

I am an only because my parents divorced before they got a chance to have another child. I would describe my childhood as not that pleasant, but looking back I would say that was because my parents are career oriented people, not family oriented people. (Heck if I can figure why they had me to begin with!) I would guess that life as an only is a lot more unpleasant when parents want to HAVE a family as opposed to BE a family. I don’t think being an only is inherently awful, depends on the reasons and how the parents play it.

And I have not seen them posted anywhere, but here are some new shots of little Alice:

http://tina-fey.org/photos/displayimage.php?album=222&pos=1

http://tina-fey.org/photos/displayimage.php?album=222&pos=0

Kim- “And having friends and cousins around is not the same.” Uh, that’s not always true. My mother (who, as I mentioned in my previous post, is an only child) lived just down the street from her cousins, and they played together all the time.

She still has very fond memories of those times, and says her cousins were more like siblings to her than cousins (for that matter, she still considers them more like siblings than cousins!). She even says that she had “the best of both worlds” growing up.

She could be by herself if she wanted to, or she could go and play with her cousins.

I was an only child until I was 15 and I used to call myself a lonely child, but I think mainly that was because my parents weren’t very interested in having kids so I was alone most of the time. When my lil bro was born I was excited but at 15 I didn’t really need a sibling. Being an only child has its perks though, especially as I was the only child in my whole family for 20 years.

I have to say….every “only” I know DOES wish they had a sibling….I think more do than don’t…

OK, as an only child, I just want to say that it SUCKS. Hanging around only your parents all the time and on trips is not so much fun. You can justify all you want by saying how great it is to have an only child, and for the parents it’s great and convenient but growing up with no siblings is lonely and sad. And having friends and cousins around is not the same. I am married and have 2 kids now, a five year old and an 11 month old. When my 5 year old turned 4 I knew I had to have another so she would not grow up alone. Wathcing them interact just melts my heart, they have such a sweet relationship already. I just think that if you are going to have 1, you have to have another if it’s physically possible.

I really appreciate her honesty. I couldn’t agree more with her post-partum description. As much as I want another little one, doing the first nine months or so again scares me! I envy women who take so easily to motherhood — it’s not me! But MAN am I enjoying it now that mine is 2 1/2!!

We have an only child Manley Fields Major and he is the love of our life. Everyone comments on how is so sweet he is and that he sure doesn’t act like an only child-meanwhile my neighbor has 3 hellons and another on the way-she has no business having another one since she can’t discipline the 3 she already has! Its always DRAMA with them!!!!