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When I was a 14 I remember sitting my parents down to explain to them how to “parent” my 16 year old sister and what kind of support, understanding and boundaries she actually needed. From that point on I became the go to “parent” in the family. My parents came to me for advice and my siblings came to me to talk with our mom and dad when they overreacted or irrationally grounded/punished them. I also remember my mom coming to me and telling me things about my older sister that I shouldn’t have been privy to and telling me to “keep an eye on her.”
When I went off to college I remember my younger sister sobbing and telling me she didn’t know how she was going to survive without me. Multiple times over the next 4 years my mom would call me at college and ask me what to do when my sister would act out and do something inappropriate (sneak out, etc.).
When I went off to college I remember my younger sister sobbing and telling me she didn’t know how she was going to survive without me. Multiple times over the next 4 years my mom would call me at college and ask me what to do when my sister would act out and do something inappropriate (sneak out, etc.).
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