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[quote=Anonymous]As an adult with a younger sibling who had severe mental illness issues growing I, let me tell you no matter how much I was allowed to do/given/had money spent on by younger sibling was ALWAYS the focus of my parents. It's something I couldn't even identify, just knew when they were talking with me their mind was on what my sib was doing. I also realized that I would end up taking on responsibility for this sib (even though my parents did what they thought they could to make the sib independent). As a parent myself, I now get this more. However, growing up it sucked big time. My suggestion, give your older kid a lot of grace and really try to be present with them when you can. You're their parent too. [/quote]
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