So, today I agreed to begin babysitting my mother's friend's grandson (TOO MANY POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS!). His eighteen month old brother has recently fallen ill and they're worried that this three year old boy is going to start feeling like his mom and dad don't pay as much attention to him as they should.
This is unsettling to me for many reasons.
When I was younger, I had something extremely similar happen to me. I had an infection settle in my knee for about three weeks, leaving it immobile. This baby, instead of having his infection settle in his knee, has had it settle in his brain. Because of this, he's at the doctor's twenty four seven and this little kid is being left in the waiting room all alone.
I think this is insanely interesting, that we seem to forget that while, yes this kid may not die from being alone, he still feels like his little brother is more important to his parents than he is.
I have a feeling that Will and I will become great friends and I cannot wait to start babysitting him.
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