Carolyn Hax: How to cut ties to a sister but stay close to the rest of the family?
| You had a falling-out with your sister after your mother died. How do you cut off contact with her but stay in touch with the rest of your siblings? |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Dear Carolyn: How do you divorce a sister when you have three other siblings you want to stay in touch with? I am the only one who lives in another town. For decades, I have put up with her rudeness, lies and all-out attempts to diminish me. She enters a room, after not seeing me for months, and walks right by me, pretending I am not there. She talks over me when I am trying to speak. When she does speak to me, it is only to tell me how hard her life is or how wrong I am. After my mother passed away last month, she barely spoke to me except to yell at me for writing an obituary she had agreed to. I'm done with her, but I still want to see my other siblings. How do I manage this untenable situation? I've really tried, but I'm … — Just Done With It | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | | | | | | | |
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