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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assume the parent works overnight. What are your honest thoughts on a (mature, responsible) 16yo and a (mature, responsible) 12yo (both girls) watching themselves 3-4 days a week. The alternative is the parent loses their job, which is niche (think air traffic controller) and salary not easily found elsewhere without experience. Other parent not in picture. [/quote]

No.  It is not ok.  A 16 yr old is still a child a she should not be put in a permanent situation where she is responsible for a younger sibling.  You are putting the responsibility of HHI on a teenager and this is unconscionable.

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This is parentification and unless it’s very short term and finite, not acceptable.[/quote]

Not ideal but likely single parent losing all or a significant portion of their income would leave everyone in a worse situation.[/quote]

Tough. [/quote]

So it would be better for them all to end up homeless?[/quote]

No. You find another job.[/quote]

Thanks to ninny mommies like you, this is the least capable generation in American history.

Yes, a 16 year old can care for a sibling overnight.[/quote]

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