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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My siblings and I are 2.5 years apart and already don't have anything in common. I know a family with children 4 years apart and it's even worse there. Sure the older child can take lots of teaching moments, be a big buddy etc. but when it comes to shared activities, interests, friends 4 years is a HUGE difference, especially when the children are young. Once they are both trough puberty this might change but just imagine:

What do you do with a 1 year old, what with a 5 year old?
What do you do with a 5 year old, what with a 9 year old?
What do you do with a 10 year old, what with a 14 year old?

4 years difference means that the children will always be in completely different stages of life which makes a really deep connection as in doing things together and sharing experiences very difficult. That doesn't mean they can't love each other deeply - but they don't really grow up together, they grow up after each other, that's the main difference.[/quote]

Do not agree with this at all. Of course they share experiences!  Any activity both participate in, from a family dinner to a baseball game is a shared experience.   There is no requirement that kids be at the same stage to have a deep connection. Totally arbitrary and very much varies by kid and family. [/quote]

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