I haven't talked to my older cousin in a while. It's like being away from my own mother. I miss her very much. I don't want things to be horribly negative like they were before. I want to set some boundaries but I'm not sure exactly how to do that. I think maybe instead of having direct conversations, we can remain in touch just by sending things like quotes or scriptures (we both believe in God & Jesus) & short messages that will make each other feel better during the day. I am not going to confide or spill my sorrows into her. That only led to chaos. I am not going to complain, that only led to her ignoring me for hours to days. I also feel like I should set a limit on the times I text her. Maybe once in the morning, late afternoon & then at night? I feel like this will really help our relationship get better & back to the way it used to be.

Maybe there are some other boundaries I can set or some more things to look out for? Especially for when I see her when I go back to live with my dad.

How can I help myself when she takes to long to reply to something or seems like she's too busy for me or she's having too much fun with someone else to pay attention to me & remember that I exist? I know it sounds ridiculous but these are the things I get over emotional about. I'm extremely jealous. And ever since the time she ignored me for 10 days straight, I've gotten paranoid over her doing it again.