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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 5.5y gap between kids. It’s really great in some ways and harder in different ways. There is much less sibling rivalry but my older child (12y) is the one who has had more twists and turns in forgetting over the years how much younger their sibling is in terms of reactions/annoyances/perceptions of different treatment etc…”Yes, kid your sibling DOES have different chores than you but when you were their age they were yours. When sibling is older they will be expected to do more too.”

It does feel like oldest gets the best of our resources …classes, activity timing prioritization, and now as the younger has entered school we are sorting out the differences there and do a ton of encouraging the older child to ask about sibling’s day, friends attend recitals etc. Younger sibling has watched us and modeled that for older sibling forever it’s important that flows both ways, probably more so with the age gap. Good luck! FWIW my first thought when I found out I was pregnant with my second was “I’ve ruined everything” it wasn’t true…and the thought transformed into happiness and excitement pretty quickly, but the worry was there for awhile. [/quote]

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