goodgirl, hi
My parents and both brothers are deceased, and I've cut off all contact with my two sisters.
I felt no guilt when I cut off contact...huge relief, though.

There was estrangement from the time I was a child, I believe it was another result of the childhood trauma. There were no feelings of being connected to them or my extended family.
Over the years, there was some progress until I was told that I should have died 1. when one of my brothers died in Nam, 2. and I should have been the one to die when the next brother died...from exposure to Agent Orange while in Nam. To them, my tours of duty as an Army nurse were not as valuable and honorable; hence their disappointment when I lived...

After my parents died, I no longer felt the need for any pretense of love and respect for/from my sisters.
I was raised in The Church Of Never-Ending Guilt, taught family is family is duty...it kept me from doing what was right for me.
It was with a bit of surprise when I realized that I didn't particularly care for my sisters...and did not have to accept their disrespect for me.

What has been your experience with your family?

In Peace