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Getting a little brother is a rare gift — somebody to grow up with, to be a role model for, to teach how to look out for himself. Not everybody has a little brother — a lifelong best friend, particularly after childhood when you realize that your lifelong shadow is more like you than anybody else on earth.<\/p>\n

He knows all your secrets — and because he loves you, isn’t telling.<\/p>\n

But in the meantime, the challenges of growing up.<\/p>\n

This big brother is learning the fun of having a younger sibling … and is also learning that if lil’ bro’ is teething, it’s not a very good idea to stick your finger in his mouth!<\/p>\n

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