[gacook]

I, too, have the horrible sister. I have a total of 3 sisters and 3 brothers, most of whom are decent people, but they all have their issues, of course. One sister is a constant source of drama, gossip, lies, etc. It's gotten to the point that I simply refuse to talk to her; haven't spoken a word to her in at least 5 years now, and I'm loving it. Worst part is she's got 4 kids, all of whom are now adults, and almost all are following in her footsteps--doing nothing with their lives. Worst thing (in my opinion) I ever heard her say: Family dinner many years ago. Her youngest daughter was around 12 and she announced that she'd like to be a doctor when she grew up. I start giving her the "good for you; work hard" when my sister busts in with "OH, you'll never be a doctor, you might as well forget about that now." And her kid was smart; with a little encouragement, she really could do great things. How can anyone be OK with completely stifling their child like that? I was so pissed off...

And then there's the ex-wife...both her AND her sister think the world revolves around them, thanks to the enabling of their father. Poor guy works his ass off and his own business that he does fairly well with. But he has absolutely zero savings because not only does he take care of him and his wife, but he also completely supports my ex's younger sister (pays for her house, cars, paid for her education that she doesn't use, and all her other bills) and now he's also paying my ex to "work" for him (she forwards an email here and there for him from her home laptop) and her salary is $36k plus she's always borrowing from him. This guy's pushing 70, and not the healthiest in the world, and they're running him into the grave. This bothers me because he's really a great guy; I loved him. Just sucks he didn't do a better job raising his kids into productive adults.