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How to begin healing sibling estrangement

Dear Jeff and Lori,

My younger sister and I have a tumultuous relationship bordering on estrangement. Our father passed away six years ago and I have been my mother’s primary caregiver since. I have asked my sister numerous times for help and she has never come through, always having an excuse for why she can’t. Our mother’s health has begun to decline rapidly and we’re all aware that her time here is quickly coming to an end. I’m feeling incredibly resentful and teetering on enraged that now all of a sudden, my sister is showing an interest in our mom. I truly believe it is only motivated by the inheritance she’s wanting to secure. I feel at a loss for what to do. We used to be close, and my mom wants nothing more than for us to be there for each other after she’s gone, but I don’t know how to trust her.

Signed, Seething Sister

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