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Sounds like the person who wrote this wants to raise children who become self centered. I enjoyed babysitting my brother, and today we have a great relationship, and this taught me to be very caring towards others.
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I agree, I helped raise my two younger siblings and I have never hated, or resented them ever.
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maybe your parents were balance it
as this article suggest
it shouldn't be too much it better be appreciated you have to let them live their childhood
no, actually nowadays most parents are more sslf centered
they may not up to thier responsibilities and ok to slide some to the next of kin

well the article is right to the point
I don't think it's right to judge one's background
the writers, yours or mine
do you think
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I always hated baby sitting on my little sister, Oh well I got some money for it so I can't complain too much
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I never got money for it so it was terrible for me
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Seems like a lot of girls have to babysit on their younger siblings... My sister had to do the same to my youngest brother
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Parents shouldn't rely on their kids to raise their new kids ?
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I don’t think older children should have to care for the younger child. It just isn’t fair to either child. Sure, play with the younger when parent is cooking or in the house.
I also have strong feelings about buying a dog for a child but making them care for the pup. They simply aren’t ready to do this and the dog will suffer.
If your child wants a dog and you agree, get one. But, the parent needs to be the primary caretaker.
So, knowing how I feel about kids caring for dogs....just imagine how I feel about caring for young siblings.
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I have a lot of thoughts about this. When children get parentified they are seen as authority figures within family, breaking sibling bonds forever. It sets up abuse scenarios. There needs to be balance. Minors sometimes appear to be mini adults, but they are not. Some skills are lacking.
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