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[quote=Anonymous]I have a sibling 6 years older (R) and a sibling 8 years younger (B) so I can give the kids’ perspective as older and younger in a big age gap.

R and I fought (verbally) constantly. Seems surprising, but we weren’t fighting over stuff. I mostly fought his authority over me. We were latchkey kids.  He wasn’t the nicest older brother, he would order me around, try to make me do things for him, silly things. I had a list of grievances for my parents every day.

For example, Parents gave chores like: R is responsible for cleaning the kitchen on Monday, me on Tuesday. R would wait until Monday at midnight to cook an elaborate meal and claim those as Tuesday’s dishes because it was after midnight.

I didn’t fight with B but I resented having to babysit all the time, so I wasn’t nice to him, lol.

But we all 3 have a great relationship now, despite all that childhood bickering. So I say go for it! Don’t make them babysit one another all the time! I don’t blame my parents for that; it was financial necessity, but avoid it if you can.[/quote]

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