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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A vent, I do not have questions for people. I could use a couple of supportive comments...

We planned for my dad to come to visit us for three weeks from a different country. Four days prior to his arrival, I get a text from my dad that my half-sister (dad's daughter whom I've seen three times in my life and with whom I am polite and civil, but do not have a relationship beyond a happy birthday text due to living in a different countries) will be with him and is it ok if she would come with him to our place for [b]a couple of days[/b] (she used to live in the US and would then go find her own place, visit friends etc.). I say, Ok. They arrive yesterday, she gets the guest room, dad is on the couch in our only living/family room. I'm not a fan of anyone staying in the living room because it makes it unusable for the rest of the family, eg. for me to watch a show after everyone is off to bed...

Dad and I go to walk my kids to school, I make dinner plans and ask how long my half-sister would be staying with us. Dad says "oh, probably the same as I (three weeks!), she does not have her ticket back yet and the place where she planned to stay did not work out..."

Not a huge deal, of course, but we are super busy at work and have two young kids, our house is small, and an extra person means my dad will be staying on the living room couch for three weeks. I was hoping to just have my dad here for three weeks, another person just creates a different dynamic. I truly have no energy "to get to know my sister"; she is fine, I am hospitable and friendly, but I feel I have not been treated fairly here...[/quote]

That really really sucks! Very jerky of your dad which of course is also painful. Maybe she can fly back early?[/quote]

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