You don't have to do it. But you do it anyway. FWIW, that's what family is like.
Exactly. I don’t have to, but she’s my sister. I’m tied to her whether I want to be or not. Sometimes she’s ok, and sometimes she’s demonic. I never know which sister I’ll have to deal with.
I proceed with caution almost all the time. It’s manipulation. I know that. She doesn’t. Anytime you walk around on eggshells, you’re dealing with a manipulator. I walk on eggshells every time we talk, and it’s even worse in person.
She might give you the clothes off her back, or she might send you to hell. It’s a toss up. You never know which persona she’ll have on any given day. I know she can’t help it, but sometimes, I wish she would just give it a try. I think she likes to be miserable so she can blame me or her husband for her misery. Nothing is ever her fault. Nothing.