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Do I Reconcile With My Sister Or Do I Leave Things As They Are
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My sister hasn't spoken to me in 5 years because i ended up having to press charges on my son for domestic violence and she basically turned her back on me at the worst time in my life. She saw the pictures of my face all bashed in and she said your a bad mother always have been and when you go not if you go to the Psych ward dont call me! She basically tried to get my son not to face the consequences of his actions and really slandered me in court! She hasn't talked to me since and that was… read more

posted November 23, 2016
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

@A MyDepressionTeam Member, my advice, based on my experience, is let it go....reconciliation may be down the road, but if it comes from you now, it looks as though you are admitting she is right, which she is not....let her come to you

posted November 23, 2016
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I just dont feel the need to go there with her at the moment because she has just made me really see her for the first time in my life! She isnt the perfect person she shows to her friends!

posted December 25, 2016
A MyDepressionTeam Member

i personally would not get in touch with her if i were in your situation as things are calm as they are with no drama or open wounds, but that's easy for me to say as i am an only child and so do not know what a sibling bond, or lack of, feel like. i would perhaps try and think about if you really do WANT her in your life again or is it because you feel that you OUGHT to have her back in your life and also, would you be able to cope with old wounds being opened up again if she rejected your attempt at a reconciliation. sometimes it is better to leave things as they are rather than open up those old wounds but to be completely honest, only YOU can really decide what is the right thing for you to do in this situation, just make sure that you do what is right for YOU not what you think you SHOULD do or what OTHERS think that you should do. x

posted December 1, 2016
A MyDepressionTeam Member

@A MyDepressionTeam Member, my siblings were negative about my illness, as a result we were never really close, but, despite breaks in our relationships we managed to be "together" before two died...I am greatful for this... but it means less since they broke faith with me....sometimes you have to cut away the bad skin...but while you and your siblings are living, nothing is final.

posted November 24, 2016
A MyDepressionTeam Member

yeah david i know your right i have just let it be for so long i am wondering if it will ever be okay again!

posted November 23, 2016

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