Life doesn’t usually break us in one dramatic moment. More often, it wears us down quietly, through expectations, guilt, and the roles we never agreed to play. One of our readers, Renee (21, F), wrote to us about a recent situation she was in. Read on and let us know if her reaction was appropriate.
Renee’s story:
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My sister is much older than me and while we have never been close, I do love her. So when she moved back home after a painful divorce, I agreed when my parents said we all had to support her. She had a newborn in her arms, exhaustion in her eyes, and nowhere else to go.
I was happy to help, but I later realized that no one had discussed what that support would look like.