My Sister is a Terrible Communicator

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Lisa doesn't understand why she has to always be the one to reach out to her sister in order to keep their relationship alive. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:23.4	Lisa, welcome to the program.
0:26.2	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:28.1	Hi.
0:29.3	What can I do for you?
0:32.0	So, Dr. Laura, I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with my sister for many, many decades.
0:39.1	And at this point in my life, I am just wondering if, and it's always been me.
0:46.5	May I just interject with something annoying just to start out with?
0:51.8	Because somebody is related by genetics is no obligation to keep them in your
0:57.2	life if they're dangerous or destructive. And that is sort of the way that they have been feeling.
1:04.1	It doesn't matter if they're related or not. You're under no obligation. And I had felt, I think, the opposite over the last many years.
1:16.1	And just this year, I sort of have been thinking that what would happen if I wasn't the aggressor in keeping the relationship together.
1:27.1	And so for the last seven months, I have not been.
1:30.4	And there's been no phone call, no attempt at communication.
1:37.0	So I'm sort of just wondering what my role should be at this point.
1:42.1	There is no should be.
1:43.6	There is no should be. That was the point I made
1:46.3	that you let just drift by. You're under no obligation. You can have a desire, but you're under
1:54.0	no obligation. So there is no role. What do you miss about her that makes the off times?
2:02.9	You miss her, but we have the off times.
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