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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have thought a 10 and 12 year old would be pretty self sufficient. Not much “nannying” needed! And a 15 year old not feeling competent to be alone is deeply weird. This is what happens when we infantilize children.[/quote] This. I was babysitting infants when I was 12 years old, and I loved being ‘alone’ without adults around. I can’t imagine balking at keeping an eye out for much older kids who aren’t really going to need anything from their 15 year old sibling. Unless they’re so infantilized they can’t do anything without hand holding.[/quote]
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