My husband is an only child. He has six sisters, but most people here would speak of his parents as not having any other offspring. By the same token, despite having 7 cousins, Adam is considered the all important grandson since he is the only one bearing the family name; a recipe for disaster if you let the in-laws have it their way. Take last week for example; Adam was sick and I couldn’t send him to daycare so I would take him to his Granddad’s instead (this is not another Middle Eastern... Sign in to see full entry.