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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I learned to appreciate being the sibling who's a functional adult. Better choice by far.[/quote]

NP. I agree but I also understand how OP feels. One frustration I have us that I would like to do enjoyable things with my parents and ILs (that I can host/pay for) but they cannot participate because we my siblings and DH's brother suck up all their bandwidth. So like my kids have no relationship with my parents beyond the occasional face time and an in person visit every few years, because my parents invest all their time and energy into helping my un- and under-employed brothers or helping my sister raise her kids. It really does feel like I am invisible because I am self-sufficient.[/quote]

PP. Believe me, I get it. For sanity's sake I needed to focus on being functional. Otherwise, it was very hard to think how much of an afterthought I was to my parents because they were always dealing with a sibling "crisis." Sucks for me, sucks for my kids. The options are clamor for a sliver of attention while burning through my own peace and energy OR accept that my parents made their choices and continue to do so.
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