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[quote=Anonymous]Mine are 20 and 15. The age gap was necessary and it was also great.

My oldest was born premature with special needs, and the first years of his life were spent dealing with feeding therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. When he was able to start preschool, we thought about having another. They turned out to be 5 years apart.

There were no problems bringing infant DC2 to DC2's activities, and then later on, getting them to attend each other's performances and recitals, because they're both patient and quiet. We felt we could each given them individual attention. They're complete opposites in character and personality, not competitive with each other, and not possessive with toys. The twist is that despite the 5 year difference, and due to DC1's learning differences and ADHD/ASD, DC2 was able to catch up to and surpass DC1 in motor skills and academic abilities, but it's his nature not to be jealous. They've always been very supportive of each other. They shared a room when they were little until his big kid schedule interfered with her earlier bedtime.

And now our oldest is in college, our youngest is in high school, and we're glad we still have a bit of time before they're both out of the nest.

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