I feel for the older kids. I think (no flames please) that it is wrong to make it the responsibility of an older child to help raise a younger sibling. Babysitting, helping them, playing, etc...all well and good but when an older sibling becomes the sub mom because mom is too busy....it's time to stop having kids. I have a friend who was a "buddy" to her younger sister and now she will never have kids. Her claim is that she already raised one and she's done
