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In reply to the discussion: So last night I told my oldest sister not to contact me anymore [View all]peace13
(11,076 posts)The only thing we can change is ourselves.
I have the exact same trouble with my mother and sister. My older sister is terminally ill and has moved near me so that I can care for her. My mother and younger sister can not be helpful. They can only thrash and cry and tell me how I don't support them. My younger sister also wailed when I didn't go to her wedding which she planned a month in advance on the one black out date I had.
Our relationships have always been stressed but the *ush years put the nail in the coffin. Add to it their right wing full on quackery and there is untold stress.
I started attending a meditation class this winter and it has been a life saver. I can only change myself and my reaction to these folks. I too have set physical boundaries. It is the only way to stay sane.
I send you love and energy. Enjoy each day and give yourself a hug. Peace, Kim