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dhork@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Do you know if your dad has been snipped? If not, you had better move out if you are able to. Because otherwise you will end up being free child care in about a year …
andrewta@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Not sure why you are getting down voted. You have a point
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
You reacted to their vote count barely 10min after they posted.
Also you’re not “free childcare.” It’s called taking care of your (half-)sibling. You’re not obligated to but taking care of family is not the same as babysitting
andrewta@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
“Not obligated”. Tell that to the teen who wants to live their life but is stuck home every Friday night to watch their siblings.
Can they help once in a while ,yes.
But too many parents become seriously self entitled, and before anyone claims I’m not that old, so how would I know? I’m over 50. Fair amount of experience with entitled people.
And not calling it baby sitting and trying to call it “taking care of the sibling” is just splitting hairs.
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
I was 1 of several kids I don’t need a lecture and I don’t know why your base assumption is that this is guaranteed to happen to OP.
It’s not babysitting when it’s family. In fact I get pretty upset when someone describes me as “babysitting” my kids. I’m being a parent. It’s not the same thing, it’s not splitting hairs.