Dear Amy: My question is about family obligations — both financial and emotional.
My question is about family obligations — both financial and emotional. My sister and I are both in our 70s and retired.
My sister has often expressed how she needs money, without actually asking for it. I have given her about $1,000 over this past year. I send cash gifts for holidays and birthdays, but I’m sure that is nowhere near what she needs.She has never been a kind person. Her children have never asked me for money. The one who does help her out reluctantly is a high earner. The other one, not so much.Other families handle this the way your family is: by wading through their confusion, guilt and sorrow — and by making choices they then doubt.You are not obligated to help your sister — or anyone.
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