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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d maintain the relationship, but I’d protect my personal space. If she reaches out with her issues, I’ll listen for a bit, but I won’t invest too much time. My time is valuable, and I choose to share it with those who also share theirs.[/quote]

I think this is a great response. I try to give my siblings a lot of grace. We all have our faults but are family and in the long run, those relationships have value. And life is long.

I think it’s understandable to be annoyed, right to tell your sister you are hurt (sometimes family are the only people who are in a good position to call others out on things like that), and totally reasonable to pull back on how much you give to supporting her. But I would not go no contact over this.

FWIW my brother who we all considered as the “selfish one” in his 20s-30s is now mid 50s and making up for all those years. There were seriously a couple decades when I maybe heard from him once or twice a year and now he calls weekly just to check in, quietly did all kinds of stuff for my ill parent before they died, and takes my kids on special trips. He still can be kind of clueless/flakey but I love that guy![/quote]

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