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Onward...
Oh, let's see. My FP this week is probably having started a familial WWIII with my sister over the care of our 90-year-old mom. At the end of an email about something else, I mentioned that I was on my way out to see mom and that if she ever wanted a part of that action, she should feel welcome to get involved. The series of emails that followed showed me a side of my sister that I've only suspected in the past. See, we've never really mixed it up, before. I've suspected that any conflict would be weird, so I've avoided it. Not sure what made me take the gloves off this time. Huh.
Anyway, in order for her to make what she does the right thing to do ("what she does" being "nothing"), she has created a reality for herself where mom doesn't have any needs that the family can or should address, and the only reason that I help mom is that I have some sort of "savior" complex, and am really going out there for myself.
O_o
This all came out in a series of writing that was so rhetorically manipulative, and so filled with pseudo-psychological bullshit that I actually laughed out loud.
I finally told her to stop listening to herself type, and take mom to lunch, for god's sake.
So, it's pretty much died down. She's gone to see mom once. Honestly, after looking at the whole thing, I think it's probably best if she keeps her distance. Hindsight, and all...