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• LandedGentry@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨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

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  • andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨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.

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    • LandedGentry@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨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.

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      • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        It’s not babysitting when it’s family.

        oh it is, don’t worry. I didn’t choose caring for a baby or small children as time goes, and for a fact I never wanted one. it was them who decided to maje another one, so they really should be putting in the work to care for them on the regular.

        Fortunately I don’t have a sibling, I much prefer it that way.

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      • andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Look at the number of up vs down votes. That should tell you where the thoughts are of others. Have a nice day.

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