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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read through 4 pages of comments and am shocked only 1 other person feels this way--I wouldn't care. But I have brothers, not sisters, so perhaps there is something to a sister dynamic I (thankfully) am not subjected to as a part of life.

Can't you just explain to the sister with the little kids what you explained here? You know your sister and whether she'll get it or flip out...I guess on the flip side, is there a reason you will personally feel responsible for making sure her kids are watched so your sister has fun? That's not your responsibility. To me it sounds like perhaps there is a more complex dynamic between this particular sister and OP that has brought upon this question in the first place.

But in general, I'm truly shocked by all these responses, as it wouldn't even occur to me to be "hurt." But I'm not offended by every little thing that happens in the world around me...[/quote]

+1 I have brothers with older kids and would assume they don't want my younger ones around. I also would not care because kids can be annoying, although I'm sure we all independently feel like our own children are the least annoying and easiest of the bunch. They have kids in the awkward puberty stage who voice every wild thought they've absorbed off the internet but I know mine will get there eventually too.[/quote]

Exactly, this has nothing to do with how I feel about her kids.  I love her kids.  They are not more annoying than my kids, and frankly are a lot cuter than mine!

But there are times and places when having a little kid along is annoying, even if they're a fantastic kid and you love them.  A four year old, who can't ski anything but the bunny slope, and needs you to get off the hill with them every couple hours because they can't go to the bathroom alone is less fun to ski with than a 13 year old who can ski all the hills you want to ski and go back to the house on his own when he needs the bathroom.  On the other hand, there were lots of times this summer when I enjoyed spending time with the four year old who happily snuggled up with me for story time, and helped me chop the vegetables for lunch, much more than my own smelly sassy big kids.  [/quote]

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