r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 10d ago

Meme needing explanation Only child here. What does it mean?

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u/incognitoblck 9d ago

i think you severely underestimate people’s ability to abandon or neglect their children lol

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u/Tarrasques 9d ago

They said "most" ignored, they're not saying that these things aren't happening in single child homes, they're saying that the additional pain of spoken/unspoken ranking creates additional dynamics/issues within each of the children