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She may not FEEL like a stranger, but still BE a relative stranger. e.g. not know where the fire extinguishers are kept, not knowing which neighbors might be safe (or even just home) in the case of emergency, etc.

Since she doesn't know the child well, she probably wouldn't be aware of the complete medical history, allergies, etc, of the child to let the paramedics know in the case of emergency, etc.

Those are the types of reasons it's more like a traditional babysitter.

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You can't be serious.  A 13 year old is very familiar with how to operate a phone.  In the case of any emergency, it will take her 0.5 seconds to call dad and get any information she needs to pass onto the paramedics.

Conflating an older sibling with a random babysitter is insulting to the teenager.   If anything, the sister cares MORE about her brother and will go the extra mile in the case of an emergency to protect him, familiarity or not. [/quote]

And I'm pretty sure that any 13-year-old that not completely estranged from her father & half brother (which this girl obviously isn't since she is currently staying in the same house as them) would know if her brother had some kind of a life threatening allergy.
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