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Ok. My DH is not controlling - he thinks my sister is selfish and is not willing to bend. During Christmas she wanted everyone to wear masks and take COVID tests and quarantine before and after. DH refused to go mainly because of this, but there is resentment there on his part that is somewhat warranted.

My sister and BIL were taken care of by our mom for several years. This was really for no particular reason other than my mom has been my sisters rock and support her entire life. She did her laundry, dishes, cleaned her house and watched her kids full time. My mom has multiple chronic illnesses and it’s not supposed to drive, let alone watch small children full time. My mom missed doctors appointments and has had falls in her home and my sister did not step in and help, this duty fell to me and took a lot of my time helping my mom so she could be well enough to help my sister. This went on for several years until I personally put my foot down because it was taking time away from my family.

It’s for this reason DH thinks she’s selfish and is not willing to go to family events or let her see our son because he feels my sister expects everyone to "cater" (his words, not mine) to her needs regarding her vaccination status.

And yes, I do love my sister and she is the baby of the family. She has been supported heavily by my parents over the past few years and has not reciprocated that support when they needed it so that fell to me. I don’t really know how to communicate this to her - because I know she will shut down or throw a fuss or just NOT understand why we refuse to do whatever she wants. I think I will take the advice and just take my son masked to an outdoor park to see her and her kids. DH let’s DS go to the park during non-busy times and uses hand sanitizer and will usually wipe down swings before he goes on them. He doesn’t just  throw caution to the wind and let our son run amok around unknown kids. [/quote]

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