Is watching siblings or babysitting equivalent to raising a child?

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I see this argument a lot when people try to explain how ready they are to have a child.

“Well I’ve babysat for 3 years so I’m ready for a baby” or “I used to watch my little sister all the time, I was basically her mom”

Do you think they’re comparable to actually being a parent and raising a child?

*this does not include siblings with actual custody of their younger siblings who DO raise them. Just those who simply watch them occasionally for their parents*

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