This is a similar hypothetical to if you were holding each sibling by each of your hands, from falling down a cliff. And the only way to save one would be to let go of the other first, which one would you let go of?
The best answer is to continue holding both for as long as you can (in my view). Ideally until help arrived.
I don't put it past parents saying these awful things about swapping positions on a possibly dying sibling, but I do feel its wrong of the parent to say so.
By the way 'overhearing' may have been taken out of context. It could also mean the parent wanted the stronger child to have a better chance of survival in their weaker siblings place.
Therefore don't take it to heart too quickly. What's important is the time shared together whilst alive, lets not speak ill of the dead.
Can you believe someone would actually say this?
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This is a similar hypothetical to if you were holding each sibling by each of your hands, from falling down a cliff. And the only way to save one would be to let go of the other first, which one would you let go of?
The best answer is to continue holding both for as long as you can (in my view). Ideally until help arrived.
I don't put it past parents saying these awful things about swapping positions on a possibly dying sibling, but I do feel its wrong of the parent to say so.
By the way 'overhearing' may have been taken out of context. It could also mean the parent wanted the stronger child to have a better chance of survival in their weaker siblings place.
Therefore don't take it to heart too quickly. What's important is the time shared together whilst alive, lets not speak ill of the dead.