Posted by IsoM on September 24, 2002, at 16:58:52
In reply to Why don't I like my sister anymore?, posted by sjb on September 24, 2002, at 14:38:18
"If you have nothing in common why can't you just go your separate ways?"
It's the way I feel & I don't think I'm cold-hearted either. I love my Mom very much, she's kind & loving to me but she can be very irritating. But I ignore that as she's 80 & rather set in her ways. My two brothers are nothing like me, or each other. I feel a degree of familial love for them but am not at all close. They have traits & views that go totally against what I believe in. We don't share the same interests either. So I sort of keep in contact with them to know how things are going, for family business, & in case serious problems arise - nothing more. I don't think we should feel guilty if some of us have very different personalities from our siblings.
I've found that families that are close generally have had happy, well-adjusted parents & similar interests. Should they feel guilty for being close & have others view it as unhealthy? No more than if we're not close.
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