[dogbert]

I know since time began mother's have relied upon the older siblings to help with the younger ones. But "help" is all it should be, there are some some cases where the older kids actually are more of a parent than the parents. They don't even have a normal childhood of their own anymore, they are so busy with the younger kids when they are not in school. I think that is to much responsibility and pressure on the older kids and unfair. The older kids should have some time to themselves, hang out with friends and go on dates. They should not have panic attacks due to the pressure of taking care of younger siblings. No wonder some kids don't want any children of their own when they grow up. They want the freedom they missed as kids, now is the time for them to have a life they should have had years earlier.