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[quote=Anonymous]occasional babysitting is fine, and whether older sib gets paid can go into the family’s general philosophy about family obligations, chores, etc. I don’t see babysitting once or twice a month as particularly different than doing the dishes every night or week-on, week-off with a sibling. But the situation OP describes is clearly too much and crossing a line. I think the most OP can do though is help the older kid strategize and plan for talking to the parents about it. Ultimately, if it’s a lot of time, younger kid is not getting the parenting/supervision she needs and older kid is not getting to be a kid and do kid things. Sounds like the older kid is old enough to do this if it were a real material necessity, but not just so parents can have this much fun/free time. [/quote]
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