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[quote=Anonymous]I have a sibling who will talk nonstop about all the great "achievements" of her elementary aged kids, and constantly talk about how busy she is and all the activities they go to. And all the events she goes to at her ILs house, or friends she is hosting at her home. And her involvement in the board of one of the sports orgs. And other volunteer opps. The point seems to be to a) brag and b) illustrate how important and busy she is.  When something truly important comes up with our parent, while she lives minutes away (and I am hours away) she will share a litany of things she has to do and talk about how she will have to check with her DH to see if he can help with any of those things (like getting a kid to practice or a lesson or a tutor).  They don't travel for work and have pretty standard jobs.

She's always been a talker, and I'm finding myself becoming more and more distant from her. She also has a MAGA, anti-vax, "COVID is a fraud," "people, not guns, kill people" political perspective, which I can't find any way to appreciate. I realize that is work I need to do on myself. To be honest, she almost never invites my other sibling or I (and our families) to her place for anything.

To the point, I find her exhausting, and annoying, and at the same time, I feel sad about our diminished relationship.

Has anyone figured out a way to address this that isn't confrontational and yet was successful? My other sibling has already tried, but it's been pretty confrontational. Or do I just let the relationship wither?[/quote]

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