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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Séamas O’Reilly

Why have my son and daughter suddenly made friends now?

‘My son’s baby sister arrived bearing gifts, a brand new Lego fire station. I don’t know what possessed her, at just a few hours old, to be so generous…’ Séamas O’Reilly.
‘My son’s baby sister arrived bearing gifts, a brand new Lego fire station. I don’t know what possessed her, at just a few hours old, to be so generous…’ Séamas O’Reilly. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

My son and daughter bound into the room holding hands. I take a picture of this, because it’s never happened before. When she was born, our initial concern was that he would be the one to act out, suspicious of a new interloper into the family unit. These fears were unfounded, as he immediately took to his little sister with delight, awed by her cuteness, treating her like a living doll he’d been given as a present.

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