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[quote=Anonymous]I am the baby of the family and my closest in age cousins are 4, 6, 8 and 12 years younger

My parents sent me off with them all the time when I was ~6 through high school. Depending on where they were with their lives. I spent more or less time with them, but me and my sibling were always included in their stuff. We were especially close as each of them were in college. They had more free time and the age gap made us younger ones a fun novelty to bring around campus, or a welcome break to visit if they wanted to get away.

Now I’m in my 40s, and my oldest cousin and I are closest and she is godmother to my child. Age gaps only matter when one kid is a toddler or baby.

The only downside of the age gap is that I watched a lot of age-inappropriate movies and ate really unhealthy food and was allowed to ride in the front seat of cool sports cars when I should have been in the back.

OP, I’m still confused about the ages but give the youngest one a year or two more and give the cousin thing another chance. We spent a lot of time with no aunts or uncles or parents around and that was probably the best way to build a strong bond between us. [/quote]

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