====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0473_2 from reel: NP 14929 (2009-08-17 to 2009-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/46001 Title: GROWING UP an ONLY CHILD Summary: A personal essay by Valerie Skubal reflecting on her experiences growing up as an only child, discussing societal perceptions, family dynamics, and how being an only child shaped her perspective and independence. Category: features/profiles Subjects: personal narrative; family dynamics; childhood experiences; only child; parenting Named Entities: Skubal, Valerie [writer] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.