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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It might actually make their relationship a lot stronger since they won't be in competition with each other or resent the other one getting attention for school related milestones.

Other milestones, things like losing teeth, learning to ride bikes, etc you can still have them do together since they are age related not grade related.[/quote]
I grew up as a September birthday with an older cousin who has a July birthday. I think it made us closer because it felt like we were taking on the world together without being constantly compared. The year I was a senior and she was a freshman in college was the BEST year for our relationship and we are close to this day. [/quote]

OP here ... thank you, this makes me happy to hear! Mostly a moot point, but something I neglected to add... My DD is actually the younger one... early June birthday vs a mid/late June birthday. Probably adding to my feelings on this, that she’s younger but will be a grade ahead.[/quote]

OP I did a double take when I first saw your post because my sister and I have June birthday daughters who are less than 2 weeks apart in age! (Ours are 10 now though.) We have not had the same experience as you as far as the girls ending up in different grades, but they have been compared a lot for this and that over the years by various relatives and friends of the family and it generally ends up getting pretty split down the middle because each girl excels at her own things. The main thing I think we can do for them as parents is to remember that they will follow our lead, so if something bothers us it will probably bother them too and vice versa. We've just given them opportunities to grow their relationship without expectations, and their love for each other and sense of fun has really steered their time together despite their personal differences.[/quote]

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