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[quote=Anonymous]Of course your brother can't come over all the time, babysit for you on the regular, and call three times a week now that he's married and has a child of his own. He was helping you out when he was able but now he has other commitments that require more of his time. Maybe he & his wife would be more open to babysitting for you once a week if you were more supportive of the marriage and encouraged him to look after his own family. You're the big sister, you've been at this marriage & parenthood thing longer than he has - you should be encouraging him to embrace these new roles in his life.

Honestly, I don't have the bandwidth for people who want the same amount of time and energy from me than they got when I was single and cry over how unfair it is now that I have a family of my own that needs me. I seriously cut down on how much of myself I make available to some one whose refrain to any kind gesture is - "but when do I get more?! This isn't enough! Aren't we close anymore?!!" Don't be that person. He'll have to cut you out, keep it limited to holidays, etc if you behalf this way and it will be no one's fault but your own. [/quote]

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