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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a little sister, and I think apologizing to her would mean a lot.  And I think reaching out in concrete ways would also mean a lot.

My sister was also sort of awful to me growing up.  She had a difficult time as a teenager, for some reasons.  I think she's actually now probably a great person, but we're just not close.  She is the type that always has a lot of friends, and makes them easily, and we live far apart, so while she really is comfortable in her life with lots of friends, I would love for us to be closer, as I don't really have friends.

I sort of doubt therapy is necessary, unless there's some real deep stuff buried.  I think all you probably need is a real sincere recognition that you know you made her life more difficult than it needed to be, that you are sorry for that, and that you'd like to try to be closer.  Honestly,  I can't imagine someone really holding your childhood behavior against you, if you're really committed to acting differently now.  I think most of the time when adult siblings don't get along, its because they haven't really changed the dynamic from when they were kids.  [/quote]

Thanks PP. I appreciate your response, it's good to get thy perspective. Definitely agree about the dynamic of adult siblings.

I think I was emotionally and mentally abusive to her though, which is what really upsets to me to think about. It hurts me to remember and think about the things I said and way I said it. I'm sure she was scared of me. I just hope she didn't let it affect her as she got older
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