I am so, so wounded right now that I barely know what to think. I honestly feel like I am in shock, like I'm floating above my body watching this all happen. I will definitely distance myself from her, but at the cost of great pain for me. She is the "last" family member I have and I will now not be able to see my sweet nephews and niece, I am very close to them-this will be very hard for me-very hard for my son! I am so deeply hurt by the things she said. I was so careful not to critisize her at all, all I did was state my feelings and why I felt the way I do. Nothing else. Oh this all hurts so much. Its like she must have called my mother and talked to her about it before she responded because she used a lot of the exact same phrases that my mother has used in the past when I tried to confront her about the abuse. I have cared for my sister since she was a tiny baby. For a while my mom worked nights and I took care of all of my brothers and sister like a parent. I protected her from our stepfather. I've given her the literal clothes off of my back. I've provided her with free room and board for her large family on many occasions. I've given her many, many things. I mean every time I get something I get something for her or her kids too. I have loved her so much. I think that because I lost my brother to suicide that I have clung to my relationship with my sister out of desperate fear of losing her to and now I find out its all been a lie. I feel so, so...used. Is this what families do? Hurt you and kick you when you are down?