My sister will make up her own rules -- such as that we should each get a different category of family stuff or what "counts" in terms of family responsibilities or gifts or reasons to miss family events, etc. Then she won't communicate these totally arbitrary expectations with me. Then she'll get mad at me that I didn't know what her "rules" were. And of course she doesn't ever consider any discussion or compromise about them.

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Writing on the Wall
Writing on the Wall

Written by Writing on the Wall

Suzie Null is a former middle and high school teacher and former Professor of Teacher Education. Follow her on Twitter at WritingontheWall @NullSet16

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