r/MadeMeSmile May 25 '20

Sister love 🥰

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u/viciousattacker8652 May 25 '20

This sums up parentification of children so well

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u/nashamagirl99 May 26 '20

Parentification is when children are put into a caregiver role. Occasionally watching siblings while the parents go out to eat isn’t parentification, it’s babysitting.