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[quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry your DC is feeling this way. One thing you might do is explain that different people need different things at different times. Maybe his big sibling was a needy baby and had colic - you gave them all the time and care they needed. Maybe they now need you to do cook special food for their allergies or sport or whatever. It may feel invisible, the time you put into the older one. It is all love, all care, and you’d do it a thousand times over in a heartbeat. Your younger DC won’t always have more needs. The tutoring will wind down, they’ll find things they are good at and lean into them. And you’ll be there celebrating (and investing them) when they do. Saying “I’m a burden” may actually be a more acceptable way for your DC to phrase “I feel badly about myself and all the interventions I need.” That is a bit of a different conversation, but that may be the thing that is actually troubling them.[/quote]
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