“the oldest children help raise the others. I’ve seen this many times and its always unfair to the older children”
ive seen it many times as well
how beautiful it is.
how healthy it is.
how it strengthens the “parents at 9 years old” to be strong caring sensitive parents of their own children.
you might like to read “all for the boss”
I haven’t read this book, so I speak from ignorance, probably, but it is still just the author’s opinion (is the author by any chance a man???). There is nothing beautiful about turning a 9 year old into a slave. Now, it is one thing to ask a child (and this is a CHILD, not a responsible adult, for heaven’s sake), to watch a younger sib for a short while as the mom is cooking, but that is NOT what is happening. The mothers are having baby after baby, and they are NOT taking responsibility for those babies. HOw could they, they are exhausted from being pregnant every year and recuperating from childbirth. Many suffer PPD after they give birth. It is borderline child abuse, to expect the children who are youngsters themselves, to be responsible for a live creature whom they should not have to worry about for at least another 10 years or so. And it is neither beautiful nor healthy for anyone in that family, least of all the baby, who is being taken care of by another baby. Give the kids some responsibilities, but don’t turn them into the parents.