How Can I Improve Things With My Sister?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Liz doesn't like the way her sister acts during their family get-togethers, but she's overlooking an important reason for her sister's emotional outbursts. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Liz, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you for taking my call. Thank you. I'm calling because I have a relationship with my sister that I wish was different.
0:22.7	And the situation is she's 10 years older than me.
0:27.6	We live in the same town.
0:29.0	We're raising our kids together.
0:31.4	She is very emotionally reactive.
0:35.5	She confronts everything.
0:38.3	And she doesn't very much go.
0:41.9	And I find in relation, in hanging out with her or being with her, that I'm kind of on
0:48.9	guard more than I want to be.
0:50.6	And when she confronts me and I, if I ever try to respond it never goes well I've never heard
0:57.0	and it's fine most of the time if I let things go but there's a lot of family drama that she sucks
1:05.9	me into that I don't really want to always be part of et cetera so I feel I feel as though she's a strong personality, and I have spent my life navigating that,
1:15.1	trying to steer clear of it or placate.
1:17.4	And I would love to hear some advice on how to better confront someone who doesn't take
1:25.2	confrontation well.
1:27.5	I don't bother to confront people who don't deal with a conversation over uncomfortable things.
1:35.1	I don't bother.
1:36.7	And I also minimize contact.
1:40.2	Okay.
1:41.5	Don't have to eliminate it, and sometimes you can't, like if it's a family member,
1:45.5	but I sure minimize it so that I don't have to put myself through the stress.
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