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Originally Posted by brian1975
I bet the older kids get stuck with being semi-parents, instead of just being kids themselves.
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This is where I see a problem. The older children are already parents, and they aren't full grown yet, and certainly didn't choose to be parents at a young age. Having grown up in Utah, I saw this alot. Mormons have big families. Several of my friends were the oldest of 7 or 8 children, and a lot of their time after school and on weekends went towards babysitting and taking care of the younger children. Being a parent isn't just about providing food and shelter for your kids, which this family doesn't seem to have a problem with, it's also about being involved with your child, raising them to be a responsible person, and just being there for them when they have a problem or something. I find it hard to imagine that this is happening in this household between all the chores, meals, diaper changes, and homework.