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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you deal with a family member who has no self awareness and constantly tries to demand sympathy for being the “victim”? My sister has always been like this but it’s taken on a whole new level thanks to Covid and I truly can’t deal with her anymore.

Sister is 35 and single. She calls me daily to complain about how much life sucks for her right now - she is bored, has run out of TV shows to watch, is tired of working from home, hates her job in general because it’s so slow right now, wants to go out with her friends (which she would happily do but they are social distancing) etc. She wants me to agree that she has it worse than everyone else in the world and complains that I have no sympathy for what she is going through. First off, everyone is experiencing the effects of Covid and she is not unique. Second, not only do I have a job, but also 3 kids, 2 I am homeschooling and one who is a baby who needs 24/7 attention, I am trying to keep my disaster of a house even somewhat clean and find a few minutes a day to myself which never happens. Running out of shows on Netflix is just not something i can relate to. She never asks how I am doing or how the kids are managing. She just throws her own pity party.

I have stopped answering her calls and when I do I tell her I have to go and hang up as soon as she starts ranting. I have called her out before for being so clueless but she truly believes she is always more put out than everyone else. [/quote]
She has the new American Values: always a victim and no personal responsibility. Change the system, not improve yourself!

Ignore her.[/quote]

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