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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue here is (will be? Not sure what the context of this question is) the big age spread, not the genders. 5 years is pretty far apart. If it was 2-3 years, it’s much more likely they will be really close. [/quote]

I’d say gender matters. In some families, daughter is expected to act like little mom and give up her own needs in a way a big brother would not be.[/quote]

Disagree. It's not some family expectation. I didn't ask my daughter to do anything, nor does she need to give up her own needs. When my son was born, she just love absolutely everything about him. She was desperate to give him bottles and to rock him. I think a lot of girls have an innate maternal feeling. Some of my friends with boys said that their sons wouldn't even look at the new baby or would hit it. [/quote]

Very narrow and simple view. The bottle years are short. Teens don’t actually want to care for their bratty younger brothers. It just gets reinforced as something good girls do.[/quote]

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