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[quote=Anonymous]From a different perspective - I'm 13 and 14 years older than my half brothers. I grew up with otherwise difficult family dynamics, but my one piece of advice would be: don't treat the older child like a built in babysitter/ second parent. While I was happy to help with my brothers (admittedly, grudgingly at first), I became the constant go-to for the entire summer, after school pickups, and it became expected that if baby was crying "ever", I could handle it as easily as the parents. If you're going to have your older child babysit, at least offer babysitting money. I had a lot of fun with my brothers, but we didn't have much of a real relationship until they became adults themselves. [/quote]
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