Just recently I've decided to let go of my sister. I had posted on MSF earlier on the Coping With Loneliness forum - I Just Let Go Of A Couple Of People. It was about her and my friend.

I could relate very well to the communications and the rudeness that comes with it. That was a problem for me. My sister and I have had a relationship for over 60 years so it's very hard to let it go. But it was because of the rudeness and being condescending. For examples: being interrupted by her husband, suddenly changing the subject because something just happened while I was talking, getting sleepy & drifting off, being sarcastic, and asking me if I want to move back to her area when I told her many times that I never want to.

I hated to let her go and felt guilty about it. Also, am I over reacting? And it's hard to have to let her go since I don't have much going for me socially. We haven't spoken to each other much lately, except for yesterday when I asked her how she was doing in the major blizzard in her area. I have been feeling better since not having to talk to her with all of the antics that go on.

As time goes on, people change. Sometimes a family relationship can go from wonderful to not so great. And then there are those you could never get along with no matter how much effort you try to make it better. With my sister we had a very nice relationship when I was very young. But in the last couple of decades, or more, it hadn't been great. And then lately it got worse instead of better.