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<blockquote data-quote="Running_for_the_shelter" data-source="post: 239358" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Sorry about the family dinner. I definitely can sympathize. My 10-year-old easy child is on difficult child's back morning, noon, and night. I attribute the vast majority of it to plain old sibling rivalry, including jealousy and resentment. husband quit his job because difficult child had so many school issues and easy child is bright enough to realize that this directly translated into less disposable income that can be spent on her. Mind you, difficult child could certainly make a strong argument that easy child is the favored child but he doesn't really seem to think like that. But it gets so tiring to listen to her picking at him all the time. husband and I both occasionally lose it and scream at her, but nothing -- time-outs, loss of privileges, gentle explanations, etc -- seem to stop the badgering.</p><p></p><p>I did have one entertaining little exchange with her one day. I told her to quit bossing him (for about the thousandth time that day) and said, he has a mother, he doesn't need another one. She shoots back, Well, he needs a better one. It's true enough, and maybe I should have been insulted but I was amused instead. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, hang in there. Big sisters can be huge pains!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running_for_the_shelter, post: 239358, member: 2960"] Sorry about the family dinner. I definitely can sympathize. My 10-year-old easy child is on difficult child's back morning, noon, and night. I attribute the vast majority of it to plain old sibling rivalry, including jealousy and resentment. husband quit his job because difficult child had so many school issues and easy child is bright enough to realize that this directly translated into less disposable income that can be spent on her. Mind you, difficult child could certainly make a strong argument that easy child is the favored child but he doesn't really seem to think like that. But it gets so tiring to listen to her picking at him all the time. husband and I both occasionally lose it and scream at her, but nothing -- time-outs, loss of privileges, gentle explanations, etc -- seem to stop the badgering. I did have one entertaining little exchange with her one day. I told her to quit bossing him (for about the thousandth time that day) and said, he has a mother, he doesn't need another one. She shoots back, Well, he needs a better one. It's true enough, and maybe I should have been insulted but I was amused instead. Anyway, hang in there. Big sisters can be huge pains! [/QUOTE]
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