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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have three kids - K, 4th and 6th. All three have sports and DH will usually just pick up one for practice while others stay home. Sometimes I have to do it and lug all three. And what age is it appropriate for oldest to stay home and watch youngest? Our oldest will be 7th next year. She's mature for her age and definitely our responsible one, though we've yet to leave her at home yet. I'm looking forward to a day when I'm not dragging everyone out together.

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NEVER!  Siblings are not their children and should not be giving you free childcare of any kind.  The only way to ask them is to offer them to pay them the same hourly rate as you would pay any other sitter.  [/quote]

OP here. That's insane to me. We're a family. We take care of each other, and that's how it's been done for eons. You may disagree but that is not how we will be doing it in this household. [b]Our children have responsibilities just like we do. And to be honest, I don't want to be near kids who don't learn early on that we take care of each other[/b]. Appreciate your comments but that is not what I'm debating here. It's only the age that is in question. [/quote]

Will your younger children be cleaning the house(or the first born’s room) while the older one babysits?[/quote]

They all clean the house anyway so I don't need to set aside a special time for that. And no, each child is responsible for his/her own room. And no, I do not assume that the youngest is capable of the same tasks as the oldest. Why on Earth would I assume that?[/quote]

It was a rhetorical question. Your younger children are obviously getting special treatment. It’s an “Everybody hates Chris” shit.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm sorry your family treated you like crap, but that's not normal. An older child watching the younger so mom can go run an errand for 20 minutes that probably neither kid would want to go to anyway is not taking advantage of anyone and is not special treatment. WTF did your family do to you???[/quote]

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