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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think it’s unreasonable. I was 12, and babysit five younger siblings for a weekend while my mom was giving birth to baby #7.[/quote] While I think that is unreasonable. And I’m assuming that while your mom was giving birth to baby #7, your father could be reached by phone in an emergency. So while I applaud your maturity, I hope you also get that if an emergency had happened during the weekend that you were responsible for 5 kids under the age of 12, in many jurisdictions that would have been a major CPS issue. I’d add that a somewhat unpredictable hospital trip is different from a planned vacation of 7+ days. If your parents’ actual plan was for a 12 year old to care for 5 younger kids for 48 hours without easy access to an adult, then I find that highly problematic. [/quote]
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