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Originally Posted by RJ42
I agree with you. Just an observation here, it sounds like your friend and sister are the exact same kind of people we both stay away from. In my opinion, if a froend or family member truly care, they would make an equal effort. Not dogging your friend or sister, but it's pretty sad when people want but aren't willing or they're too lazy to make an effort.
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I agree with your observation. However, I have to defend my friend in this. He is almost legally blind and has to walk with a stick. He can't drive and would have to take public transportation to come and see me. He does that at times, which is nice. It is a lot for him to go through being in his condition, plus other health conditions. I do like it much better for him to visit me than for me to visit him. In the past he did drive over to see me when he was able to. As of now, he is the only friend I have. And he had been very helpful to me when I was going though some bad times
About my sister, there is some defense to her, too, but not nearly as much as my friend. My sister can't visit me because of her kids; and they cost money. However, she and her husband adopted the two kids as babies when they were in their 50s. A lot of people (including myself and my parents) thought that it was a foolish idea. We all tried to talk her out of it. But she went ahead anyways. My sister and her husband could have had tons of money and be able to visit me if they had never adopted the kids.