To have siblings or not to have siblings...

Which do you prefer, having siblings or none at all?
Having no siblings at all could be an enjoying one. You got a chance to have all the love your parents can afford. You do not have any competition with regards to food, education, and almost everything.
Yet, having no siblings at all could somehow make you feel alone and lonely. You’ll just find yourself being envious to those who have siblings who are always there when they sleep, eat, and all other stuffs that they can do together.
Having a sibling or siblings could be advantageous and sometimes the other way around. For the beneficial part, there are values that you can learn if you have siblings. One of those values is sharing. Sharing is what most siblings’ lack. As what people usually say, “hating magkapatid”, or the line, “sharing is loving”. You should try to give to others what you have. Like, when you have a candy, you should try your best to share it. If it cannot be shared, be generous once in a while and give what you can give, especially the one in need is your own brother or sister. Non-sharing of stuffs could be a source of fights among siblings. If there is no sharing among siblings, does love exist in their family?
Respect among brothers and sisters is also one important value. Respect is not only thrown by the younger sibling to the elder one, wherein the older should be called with the tags such as kuya, ate, atse, manang and manang. The elder sibling should also respect the younger ones by listening to them when they are speaking or not to fool around when they are busy with their assignments and projects.
Communication is essential to sibling too. Can you imagine your whole family talking at once? How could you understand each other? Communication is not a one-way process. Rather, it is a two-way. You talk or open up and be heard and listen to others when they speak. Be there always for your siblings. Try to listen to their problems or experiences and give some words to lighten up their hearts. It could also be dome vice versa. You open up, and listen to your siblings’ advices.
Rivalry is common among siblings. Rivalry happens when there is competition among siblings on something. One big factor in sibling rivalry is the parents. If the parents are the pacifier type that aims peace in their homes, probably, rivalry would never exist. Yet, if parents tend to always compare the achievements of one from another, rivalry would exist. Just like aiming for the highest honor. If parents do not compare the achievements of their sons and daughters, their children would not be pressured to compete with their siblings.
To have siblings could be fun and lessen the feeling of loneliness. There would be problems encountered among siblings. Yet, the whole family should be united enough to face these difficulties. Also, parents should also encourage their children to learn the values of respect, sharing, and communication and not to put gap among them.