I love my only child with all my heart! He is six. He cries sometimes that he doesn't have a baby brother or sister. He says he wants us to adopt one. He says no one plays with him. I am 47 and my wife is 46 so we are not going to have another child. She did have a miscarriage in her sixth ed week of pregancy several years ago. He says "can't the baby come back?"
I feel so bad for him. What can i do?
Raising an Only Child?
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Is there any chance you could adopt? I was an only child. My sister-in-law also. She was content and didn't mind at all. I wanted a brother or sister so bad over and over I asked. After a while it became "a brother, sister or a dog." The dog came in 9th grade. It was more my parents dog then mine.These feelings were so strong for me, I can't begin to tell you. For me I think it was a lot because my parents both worked nights and I was lonely. I became promiscous out of my loneliness. In l993 I found out I had a half brother. I met him for the first time in Dec.2006. He lived in OR and didn't come to WI till then. He was gay and into some new age religion which took me a while to accept him. After meeting him and deciding I wanted to know him better, no matter what he had a mini stroke and was harder to talk to. He had another stroke before the 4th of July and died. I really didn't get to know him and it still hurts. Why am I sharing all this? I'm not sure, except that I know that pain. I also have seen the pain of brothers and sisters fighting or not speaking to each other which has sometimes made me think maybe I'm better off. Mostly tho I feel pain for them that they don't appreciate one another. God did supply that need in my husband's family and my closeness with my sis-in-law whose like a sister. Does he have a pet? If not, I think that might help. What about having friends overnite to help him choose a good friend. A close friend helps a lot. What is yours and your wife's work schedule. Schedule time for him to do the things he most enjoys. Mostly, ask God for wisdom. I will be praying for you and looking forward to your reply.