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Trueblue Texan

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9. For one thing...
Sat Jul 1, 2023, 12:31 PM
Jul 2023

...it sounds like your sister is jealous, extremely manipulative, and yeah, probably a narcissist. I had a similar relationship with my sister, who is dead now. For years, after I decided I didn't have to take her abuse anymore, we fought like the Israelis and Palestinians. I mostly tried to avoid her. About a year or so before she died she made me promise that if anything ever happened to her and she died, that I wouldn't come to her funeral. I guess she was trying to make me feel guilty. Instead I told her that would not be a problem. Inside I thought, "Halle-effin-lullah!" It must sound strange to people who have better relationships with their siblings, but I do not miss her one iota. Healthy people don't miss their abusers, yanno?

Anyway, good for you that you can walk away from the relationship. I promise you, your life will be easier and more peaceful--just be careful you don't attract similar relationships to replace the familiar. That can happen.

Take care.

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