I do not want to be my brother’s creditor. It is stressing me out and really bothers me.
My brother is always struggling financially. Because I am between jobs, instead of turning to me, as he has in the past, he recently turned to our sister, who is very well off. We never get the money back when he asks. I am just the path of least resistance.
I do not want to be my brother’s creditor. It is stressing me out and really bothers me, as I know he is doing his best to survive and support his family. I end up giving this payment back to him anyway. It’s insane. I want out. I want to be able to tell my brother that it was me and that I don’t want it back. I just want to move on, but my sister is adamant about making sure he pays her back. What should I do?Your sister doesn’t have a say here.
This past year, my husband and I received three wedding invitations and a graduation invitation from our close relatives’ children. We were unable to attend these events due to them taking place out of state. We never hear from any of these relatives, and know that they send these invitations with the intention of getting a gift of some sort. We know that this is typical and normal.
This really bothers us to the point that we don’t really want to engage in sending money or gifts for these special occasions anymore. How do we navigate our feelings?The problem of thank you notes and expressions of gratitude comes up a lot in the letters I receive. This is especially odd to me because there seem to be more and more of those little stores that sell greeting cards, chocolates, and housewarming gifts.
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