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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Funny how you have a whole paragraph about how awful she has been, yet you spend no time reflecting on your own actions. It sounds like she may have reason to be upset. [/quote]

OP pretty clearly explained how her sister cut her and another sibling off due to a perceived problem with a third party. You post shows you don't get how very easily people with BPD can suddenly believe there's a slight where none exists, or assign blame to whichever family members they think they have issues with--regardless of reality.

OP, your kids sound too young for you to explain this-- is that right? How often did they see her before she decided to cut you off? It's to your advantage that she's five hours away, frankly, since they likely weren't seeing her in person often. I'd wait to see when and how they bring it up themselves, rather than bringing it up yourself first. If they ask when they'll see or talk to aunt, I'd start with simply saying she's really busy and it might be a while; then distract them. She might change her mind (does she do that? If she called or FaceTimed etc. with them, maybe do more of that with other relatives (without saying its in place of aunt, of course). I'm sorry she's done this but at least she's not local where you'd have to deal with the kids expecting to see her a lot in person (I hope).[/quote]

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