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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's hard but that's your child too and they probably don't like having to always be understanding and probably make sacrifices.

You have my empathy, I would probably scream at older DC for this. Not that it's right, but that's what I'd probably do, out of pure frustration.[/quote]

Manage this carefully. I have family with this dynamic. Two of my cousins - one with mental issues that impacted the home dynamic a lot and another who was also there. I say it that way because that is how it felt to her. Her parents were consistently asking her to bend to accommodate the other sibling. Her needs were always second tier. She is estranged from them now, and I honestly don’t blame her. My aunt is still worried about what this means for her other child - that the siblings don’t talk. It did not need to be this way. I see other families with a SN child and the NT sibling is very supportive and protective. I see that the parents in those cases still prioritize the NT sibling and set expectations for the SN sibling. [/quote]

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