I am a student preparing for the UPSC exam. I have a younger sister who doesn’t respect me because I am always trying to teach her what is right or wrong. I think it’s a duty of every brother to stop his sister if she is doing bad things in her life. My relationship with her is very toxic. She loves to spend her time with her friends, and not with me. I feel neglected. These things affect my studies and mental health. Please help.
You might have some irrational anger to work through, or you might be projecting something onto her. It’s so easy to regress back into how you fought while in your growing years, or to dredge up old family drama and jealousies. Try to re member all the good times you’ve had with your sister, and why you would want to repair that relationship. Don’t try to change her. A lot of times, your fights arise when one person is critical of the other’s life choices. Even when you think you have her best interests at heart and you’re not purposely being judgmental, it’s just not your place to direct her life or try to “save” her from her own decisions.
Sometimes the best thing to do is to take a deep breath and let go of whatever she did to upset you. It can be helpful to set boundaries in your relationship with your sister, to protect yourself and treat each other with respect and courtesy.
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