My sister has been on an “everything has to be about me” kick lately.  She is dating this jerk that, for many reasons, Mike and I have forbid to be around us and our family.  Because the rest of the family doesn’t like him, she gets closer to him and more involved his crap (crap, meaning legal issues, family issues, etc.).  For whatever reason she claims she can’t live without him (after just months of being with him). 

On Christmas, she pulled a stunt where she brought him to a family function and didn’t tell us until the last minute so, Mike and I ended up not going – sticking to our original decision.  It pissed me off because I really wanted to go.  This little stunt of hers has made me trust her even less.  I talked to her about it as an adult and she continued to talk behind my back to people and has convinced my parents that I’ve told her SHE’s not allowed around my family.  Now, without me doing a thing, my parents are mad at me for giving up on her. 

She’s got a health issue which she has brought on herself years ago.  She has blown it totally out of proportion some of the family members may actually think her life is in danger.  And they are all looking down on me because I’m the evil cold sister that won’t jump into her dramatic world. 

Just as a note, I have been telling my mom (who my sister apparently gets her dramatics from) that I CANNOT have this kind of stress.  I have enough on my plate right now and I can’t handle any of my sister’s crap right now.  I’m carrying twins, taking care of a toddler and my husband is gone all the time for me to do it all alone.  I keep telling mom to keep me out of it and she calls multiple times a day trying to get me to change my mind, call my sister, etc. so she doesn’t have to worry how we’ll do things as a family anymore.  Oh, and it doesn’t stop there.  My mom is putting me down the guilt trip because “one day I’ll need her and I’m the one closing the door”. 

How do you raise sane, responsible children in a screwed up, dramatic, over exaggerating family?   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! 

The story is very vague.  I’m venting really.  I could go on and on for days explaining every twist and turn to the story.  But either way, it always ends up as me being the evil one even when I’m trying to get out of it.

Tags: family, frustrations, drama

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