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Originally Posted by Rainbowy  Now your siblings are off living their own lives, and you get to benefit immeasurably because they were first. Make sure to thank them for being good examples, and some free babysitting from a cool aunt wouldn't hurt!
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That's true, I think I did luck out in a lot of ways being "last." My oldest siblings always had the same options I had as far as coming back home if they needed/wanted to - I think they didn't mainly because, for them, coming back home meant sharing a house with at least several younger siblings.
Compared to their life they'd just finished at college, that didn't sound much fun. When I boomerang'ed back home, I didn't have to share with anyone (of course, one of my sisters and her family are living with us right now - they've moved back to NC and are waiting to sell their house in Illinois - so now I'm sharing, at least for now!).
I've babysat for free for them since my first nephew was born when I was 12, and I've had the pleasure of growing up with about 5 parental figures.
I'm sure they would still say it's not an even trade.
I'm going to see them all this evening at a cook out - I will thank them for being good examples.