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[quote=Anonymous]My girls are 4.5 years apart (we delayed trying due to job change / move and then secondary infertility). They’re 5.5 and almost 10 now. They play together but definitely frustrate each other. My older one has always been mature for her age and the younger one is very physical and impulsive so that can be hard but there’s a lot of love. Life would be easier with just my older one who’s increasingly independent. She spends hours at a time on play dates with her best friend while my 5 yr old still needs a lot of watching and attention.

My grandparents took a pause in having kids during the war years and then conceived my mom as soon as the war was over. As a result, her siblings were 11 years (girl), 8 and 6 years (boys) older than her. She always seemed to be close and have a loving relationship with them though her brothers went to boarding school for high school so she had a lot of years as the only one regularly at home. Despite that, she was able to have a good relationship. As adults she and my uncle 8 years older than her decided to live near one another. [/quote]

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