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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I sincerely hope this post is not real, but in case it is: I was the parentified oldest daughter in a large religious family. I was also the oldest girl of 30+ cousins. I was babysitting siblings and cousins regularly starting at age 10, including long stretches like this starting at 16. No, it was not OK. For one thing, I was exposed too early to all the downsides of parenting and was terrified to have my own kids (though I eventually did). But mostly, I was put in situations I wasn’t mature enough for yet. Children need a level of consistency and emotional maturity from their caregivers that teens aren’t equipped to provide.[/quote]
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