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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's important to maintain relationships with family.  It's grounding.  It's the people that knew you since you were born, and who will know you when you are old.  Friends will often come in and out of your life, siblings will always be there.  In fact, since my parents will probably die decades before me, and since my wife and I did not meet until our 20s, my sister will know me the longest of anyone on earth.

I love my sister but we are not super besties.  We usually text once every two weeks or so.  We do quick Alexa video calls every month or two.  We see each other twice a year or so.  (She lives two hours away, so it's not that hard.  Would be more except she is unfortunately estranged with our parents, long story, so I split holidays.)

So I mean yeah we have our own lives most of the time, and then connect when we can and make it a priority to do so.  But polite indifference?  That's just so... sad.  What a bleak way to go through life.  [/quote]

It's funny. I had a coworker like you who said "family is everything" and she was so upset her kids weren't into their cousins. Her kids had very strong friendships some since childhood. Meanwhile this woman had a sister going through chemo who hit hard times and as close as they supposedly were, she barely visited. As well off as this woman was (her income was to buy fancy things-her husband was a big earner) she refused to give her sister a dime. So um family is everything? I visited my friends having chemo and if a friend hit financial hard times I would help.[/quote]

Cool story.  Good thing I am not your friend.  Sorry you have such a bad relationship with your siblings
  No need to project that onto me.[/quote]

Oh my. Is someone triggered?[/quote]

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