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philosophicalNectarine
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All alone
35 & Over Community / by philosophicalNectarine
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 January 1st, 2022
...See more My parents were never loving growing up. My father was constantly working and absent and my mother was emotionally abusive and extremely bitter. It was always just me and my sister. We grew up extremely close, becoming best friends. A few years ago she was diagnosed with cancer. It was the most difficult thing we've ever had to deal with. The thought of losing my sister, best friend and confidant was too much to bear. After countless therapies and surgeries she finally beat it, and is now cancer free. As horrid as the past years were, we bonded on our grief and fear. We leaned on each other for support, and it helped us get through. I never thought that anything would come between us, but that's where we are now. She recently met someone online. Being disabled after her surgery, my sister became prone to depression and self criticism. I've always promoted her to put herself out there since I'm very much introverted and antisocial. However lately she's changed. We went from always being together, to barely spending any time together. She's always on her phone, even when we're out. She's constantly distracted, and doesn't listen when I talk to her. Everytime I call her out on it, she calls me selfish. How am I selfish for wanting to spend time with just her? I don't understand what's happened. All I know is that I feel rejected and so alone. We hardly talk anymore, because it always leads to arguing. The times she's walked in on me crying, she just closes my door and walks away. I don't know what to do anymore. I'm so sad that our relationship is falling apart. She acts like nothing is wrong, and I don't know how to talk to her.
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