Maybe I'm misreading this, maybe they really do make a point to spend some time doing Caley things together - visiting a museum or playing board games with her some days instead of going on hikes.
But it sure doesn't sound like this, and if you're getting visibly grouchy over the fact that Caley compromised and you "only" got to go on a five mile hike instead of a ten mile hike, so that "no one enjoys themselves" then you're a pretty terrible sibling. What are these people going to do when their parents get older and can't manage the long hike either, just stop visiting Mom and Dad entirely?
Edit: Special shout out to this lovely gem -
I know that differentiation is an important part of growing up and I’m worried about how to handle this in a way that respects everyone’s wishes.
That's the sort of thing you say about a 14 year old who wants to go to the movies with her friends instead of to the yearly campout with her family, or who wants to try out for the musical instead of doing the sport Mom and Dad picked (and that, to be fair, she generally enjoyed) when she was three.
It's not what you say about an adult in her 20s who appears to have been more than a good sport for a very, very long time.
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Maybe I'm misreading this, maybe they really do make a point to spend some time doing Caley things together - visiting a museum or playing board games with her some days instead of going on hikes.
But it sure doesn't sound like this, and if you're getting visibly grouchy over the fact that Caley compromised and you "only" got to go on a five mile hike instead of a ten mile hike, so that "no one enjoys themselves" then you're a pretty terrible sibling. What are these people going to do when their parents get older and can't manage the long hike either, just stop visiting Mom and Dad entirely?
Edit: Special shout out to this lovely gem -
I know that differentiation is an important part of growing up and I’m worried about how to handle this in a way that respects everyone’s wishes.
That's the sort of thing you say about a 14 year old who wants to go to the movies with her friends instead of to the yearly campout with her family, or who wants to try out for the musical instead of doing the sport Mom and Dad picked (and that, to be fair, she generally enjoyed) when she was three.
It's not what you say about an adult in her 20s who appears to have been more than a good sport for a very, very long time.