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Care and Feeding: I’m the youngest sibling in my family. I’m tired of having the same conversation

Summary
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59% Informative
Parents paid for siblings' travel to spend summers and holidays with family members.
When I came along, my parents didn’t want to spend the money anymore.
Now that my parents are older, they’re invested in their kids being close to each other and to extended family.
VR Score
52
Informative language
48
Neutral language
43
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
28
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
medium-lived
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