16-year-old quits photography class after his parents force his 14-year-old sister and 12-year-old brother to join it too: 'I'm not allowed to do anything with friends or go anywhere without my siblings'

It's very common for siblings to do the same extracurricular activity together. Parents don't want to have to drive one kid to soccer practice and another kid to basketball on the same night when they're on opposite sides of town, so they might just stick both kids in the same sport because it's easier. It's also not uncommon for siblings to have similar interests. My sister and I did theater at the same community theatre for 7 years, not because it was more convenient for our mom, but because we both genuinely wanted to do it. Sometimes, silbings are just similar.

Siblings shouldn't be punished for being dissimilar. If one sister wants to pursue dance and the other hockey, parents should do everything in their power to make that happen, rather than favoring one sibling's desires over the other. If they can't afford it, that's one thing, but treating their kids as equally as possible is imperative. 

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