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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I don’t mean this in the usual Judgey DCUM Detective way, but I do wonder a little if your children are even younger than the 8 and 2 dynamic you say yours is “like.” I do sometimes find (and I was like this) moms of young kids really ascribe a lot more intent and responsibility to slightly older kids— and more than should be ascribed. For example, a 4-year-old intentionally harming a 1-year-old— though there’s still a huge imbalance of power— is very different from a 10-year-old harming a 5-year-old. Even though the former is 4x the age, and the latter only 2x (and a 5yo much better able to defend himself than a 1yo). Because the 4yo is just developmentally less likely to be able to control himself or have well-developed empathy. Anyway.[/quote]

I agree with this to an extent. I remember going to the playground with my toddler and thinking the 4 and 5 year olds looked huge! Mini grown ups. Now that my oldest is 4 they look like babies. It’s all relative.

What are the ages of your child and your friends child? Also, has anything like this happened before?

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