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Originally Posted by labrown My mother told me, you can't care more about a person than they care about themselves. You just can't. You can't force her to love herself anymore than she already does, and you can't make her do what is best for her.
We have some very self-destructive people in our family, and we have learned this lesson the hard way many, many times. |
You have gotten so many great responses but this one summed up my feelings. You are being a wonderful sister but you have to look out for yourself too. Your sister is very lucky to have you and I'm sure you will figure out what is right for you. Sending another hug.
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