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[quote=Anonymous]Can he do things like walk dogs, shovel snow, rake leaves, or mow lawns?

He might not be able to hold down a regular part time jobs, but there are ways he can earn his own money that are flexible.

From an outside perspective, it seems that you are creating the perfect situation to breed resentment between siblings, if one kid works and pays for their own things, and the other does not have to work, gets to do a time consuming (expensive perhaps) sport, gets nice clothing and other items purchased for him that the sibling has to pay for or make up the difference on, and gets spending money that the sibling earns on his or her own.

I think when you combine that with his sense of entitlement (losing things without a care for the cost or inconvenience, etc) you are really making it easy for the responsible sibling to resent him and also creating a situation where their long term relationship might be damaged.

I am not an "everything must be equal between siblings" kind of parent. I feel that everyone should get what they need, and everyone should get a little bit of special, and everyone needs to make some compromises and sacrifices for the team (family).

But what you describe seems very, very one sided and unfair to the responsible sibling.[/quote]

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