Being an only child is a mixed bag. You get a lot of personal attention growing up (a blessing or a curse?). As you grow older, you often wish that you had someone to relive childhood memories. You also would appreciate someone to share the responsibility of caring for elderly parents (but having a sibling doesn’t assure that will happen). At the same time, an only child doesn’t have to worry about being compared to an older sibling. I thought about this last night when Eli Manning was interviewed after leading the New York Giants to a Super Bowl victory. Even on the winner’s stand, Eli was asked how he felt about winning the game “in the house [Lucas Oil Stadium] that his brother built.” Couldn’t the interviewer let Eli savor the moment without brother Peyton being brought into the picture? Eli has never gotten the respect he deserves. He is usually thought of as “Peyton’s little brother” and he good-naturedly spoofs that image in co...
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