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Dear Annie: My clingy sister crossed a line when I gave her a spare key

Here is the compassionate truth: Clara is hurting, and hurt people often cling to the steadiest person in the room. You ...

Dear Annie: I’m exhausted from being my sister’s only support

Dear Tired: You love your sister. That is clear. You opened your arms, your home, your calendar and your patience to help her ...

Best of Dear Annie: Is it asking too much to want to be entertained when we visit our daughter?

I visit them, which is approximately four times a year, they send out for food and ask us to pay our share of the bill ...

Dear Annie: I helped my sister after a painful breakup and now she’s become dependent upon me

DEAR TIRED: You love your sister. That is clear. You opened your arms, your home, your calendar and your patience to help her ...

Dear Annie: After devastating breakup, sister becomes a clingy monster who’s crossing every line

Here is the compassionate truth: Clara is hurting, and hurt people often cling to the steadiest person in the room. You ...

Dear Annie: How do I handle my sister’s increasing dependence?

Dear The tired sister: You love your sister. That is clear. You opened your arms, your home, your calendar and your patience ...

Dear Annie: Drawing boundaries to help a sister in need

Dear Tired: You love your sister. That is clear. You opened your arms, your home, your calendar and your patience to help her ...

Dear Annie: Bored and lonely sister is leaping over boundaries I tried to set

Dear Tired: You love your sister. That is clear. You opened your arms, your home, your calendar and your patience to help her through a painful chapter. But somewhere along the way, Clara stopped ...

Dear Annie: My sister’s constant neediness is draining me

Here is the compassionate truth: Clara is hurting, and hurt people often cling to the steadiest person in the room. You ...
The Vindicator

DEAR ANNIE: Sister’s needs evolve into source of frustration

My younger sister, “Clara,” moved to my town last spring after a painful breakup. She was fragile, devastated and desperate for a fresh start. I opened my home and my heart without hesitation. I drove ...
Anchorage Daily News

Dear Annie: How do I set boundaries with my sister without blowing up our relationship?

Dear Tired: You love your sister. That is clear. You opened your arms, your home, your calendar and your patience to help her ...

Dear Annie: When supporting a sister turns into emotional overload

In today's Dear Annie column, a woman seeks advice after her younger sister’s growing dependence leaves her exhausted and unsure how to set healthy boundaries without damaging their relationship.