Doing homework, getting ready for school, watching TV, eating dinner, and every day activities differ and are affected by the amount of siblings one has.

Senior Blythe Hyman is an only child.

“I get time to myself,” Hyman said. “I am closer to my parents than most teenagers.”

Hyman said that she does not think being an only child affects how much time she spends with her friends. However, Hyman said she does not feel a need to always be with other people.

“I know that for some people it is hard to not always be with someone,” Hyman said. “I do not feel a need to be with a person every moment of my life.”

Hyman said she feels that being an only child, she has a lot of expectations from her parents.

“My parents kind of look for me to be the perfect kid, perfect grades and what not,” Hyman said.

Hyman said that her parents are not currently super protective over her.

“I think when I was younger my parents were more concerned, but now they kind of let me do what I want,” Hyman said, “When I am home alone, I watch TV and pet my cats and bake.”

Junior Graham Dean is the oldest child in a family of three children.

Dean said he feels a need to set a good example for his siblings.

“I try to be as cool as possible,” Dean said.

Junior Connor Garrett has five brothers. His oldest brother is 22 years old and his youngest brother is 12 years old. With only brothers as his siblings, Garrett wished that he had a sister as well.

There is always something going on in his house and it is hard to study at home, Garrett said.

Garrett said, “You never really have time to relax. There is always something happening.”

Garrett said that there are advantages and disadvantages to having a big family.

“I like my privacy, which is very hard to get,” Garrett said. “There are some people who don’t have a lot of siblings and tend to get lonely, and that never happens with me so that is kind of an upside.”

“Because of my big family, we barely get to travel, which is a big bummer because I love traveling,” Garrett said.

Sophomore Caroline Welch has two older siblings, ages 21 and 24.

“The most difficult thing about being the youngest sibling is receiving input from so many people,” Welch said.

Welch said that since she has older siblings, her parents have had more experience parenting.

“They deal with me and my problems with a more practiced hand almost,” Welch said.

Welch said she loves to just hang out with her siblings.

“We don’t all see each other that much anymore because they are off at college and grad school,” Welch said.“I really enjoy being able to ask them questions about how they have overcome obstacles in the past.”