Being an only child gets lonely. Those who grew up with siblings say I'm lucky because I didn't have to share or be bossed around, but it also meant spending most of the day at home in my own company.
Being an only child gets lonely. Those who grew up with siblings say I'm lucky because I didn't have to share or be bossed around, but it also meant spending most of the day at home in my own company.
In fourth grade, a girl in class mentioned something about online pets. I was intrigued. I made her write down the name of the website in my notebook.
At home, I tentatively turned on the computer and typed it in. I customized a pet: shy but not unfriendly, quiet, nerdy, loves to read.
Retrospectively I can tell that the pet I had created was not just a mini-me, but had the personality of someone that would understand
More often than not, I felt like an outsider growing up.
But here was a kindred spirit.
More than that, here was a friend.