One little chick

Many believe there is little point in examining the what ifs in life, but the questions still arise.

What if my one son had been an only child?

Of course he would not have had the benefit of siblings, but he would also not have had to share his father's money, or time, which apparently had a limit.

He would also not have had to compete with a brother who excelled at everything, or a sister who required huge amounts of time just to barely make it.

Possibly he might have been more cherished as an only chick.

I don't think I could have loved him more, but . . .

Would I have had more patience?

Would I have focused more on his success?

Would his life have been better, or would we have just put more pressure on him?

It's not like we didn't try for years before adopting, so was what happened actually meant to be, or simply a fluke in time?

Sometimes it might be nice to experience alternate realities.