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[quote=Anonymous]My sister worked basic retail jobs in her early 20s.  She attended some college (enough to get debt/loans) but not much and dropped out.  She is in recovery for alcoholism and doing well with that.  She always worked when she lived with my parents, but they have helped her in a  variety of ways over the years.  She married a really good and nice guy, and he supports them both.  She is basically a stay at home wife / homemaker, but they don't have kids.  They both seem pretty happy with that relationship, so I'm happy for her.  She did temporarily have a job as an adult (years ago), but it resulted in anxiety and relapse.  She is in therapy.  She is possibly/probably capable of working, but since her husband is happy with the arrangement, she hasn't tried again.

I don't know if this specifically impacts the relationship.  I'm more impacted by not being able to trust her due to some things when she was in a relapsed state, and generally us just not being super close.  Her not working doesn't really have an impact, though it is hard for me to understand personally.  It doesn't impact my relationship with my parents.  There is almost zero chance of inheritance, and my sister is likely to be a primary caretaker for them as they age, which is valuable work too.[/quote]

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