I have always struggled with being an only child
but I think the loneliness that comes with it grows the older I get
I don’t really talk about it a lot
especially not to my parents
but it’s a very hard thing for me to feel sometimes
I had a conversation with a cousin who I haven’t spoken to in years and at the end he said “I love you”
It’s very rare that I hear those words from a cousin
and for a second it felt similar to what I can imagine a sibling feels like
even though I really love, and appreciate my cousins
But the truth is
I’ll never know
I’ll never have that person who was there experiencing the same childhood laughs
and pains as me
Someone who can fully relate to me with my home life growing up
And someone who I have that connection with
It seems like as an adult
people expect you to be over things like this
but the more I grow the more I wish I had that bond
I have absolutely amazing friends
and I love them so much
but I think there will always be a part of me that feels empty for the loss of someone I never had
—briauna rupert
Flommist Briauna Rupert is made up of 50% anxiety, 50% Salsa Verde Doritos. She also doesn’t get mad, “I just make SIMS of my enemies and lock them in the basement.” Copyright © 2018 Briauna Rupert.
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