My mom keeps inviting my sister when I visit, but I don’t want to see her
A woman in her early 40s, estranged from her older sister for 25 years, asks how to keep her visits with their parents free from unwanted encounters.
Dear Annie: I am a woman in my early 40s, living several states away from the town where I grew up. My relationship with my parents has always been complicated, especially with my mother, and for the last 25 years I have also been estranged from my older sister. She still lives near my parents, while I built my life far away.