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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know how some people can live with themselves. My sibling, for example, is a workaholic who claims to always be busy. Guess what? So am I, but I do 99.9% of the caretaking because I know it’s the right thing to do. When all is said and done, I’ll be able to sleep peacefully knowing that I did my best. I personally couldn’t live with the guilt of abandoning a family member the way my sibling has. [/quote]

This is how I feel. I am busy, too. I make the time, because I know it is the right thing to do.

I did the visiting and helping. Sibling then claimed I was the favorite. I agreed and said I probably was. I explained that helping and visiting people and calling them and helping with groceries/bills/house clean up develops a relationship with someone, and I had done all of that over many years.  Ignoring them completely and visiting for a photo op does not. (It was true that this relative did not like my sibling due to his lack of interest, which was expressed rudely on many occasions.)

It's one thing to be lazy and do nothing and never visit and another to claim that the one who used vacations, etc to visit the relative is the "favorite."

Some people have 0 self-awareness. [/quote]

+1 for both of the above.  BTDT.[/quote]

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