[BlindTlk] vent about my sister

[Sydney]

That's really cool. I would like to learn more.
On Mar 9, 2021 12:30 PM, Roanna Bacchus via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Ericka and all, 
>
> I am the youngest of three sisters. My two sisters are older than me. Each day I perform my share of household duties. I make sure that any clean dishes in the sink are put away in their proper places. I also ensure that all the trash is put out twice a week. My Mom always sticks up for me whenever the girls are around. 
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> On Mar 9, 2021 1:10 PM, Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> Could she be jealous of extra attention you might get because of your disability? I have a middle sister that was kind of like yours. I’m the oldest. I get along with the middle one sort of now but it’s taken 30 years. I’ve always gotten along with my baby sister. I’m the only blind one in the family. Just a thought. 
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> Ericka Nelson 
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> > On Mar 9, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Madison Martin via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> > 
> > Hi all, 
> > Sorry, but I just really need to get this all out, as it's really been bothering 
> > me. 
> > 
> > First of all I should tell you that my sister and I are 6 years apart and have 
> > never had the same interests so therefore our relationship has never been that 
> > grate. Lately things have gotten worse though. She's taken to bullying me. She 
> > tells me to shut up, says I'm annoying and sensitive, none of which are true. 
> > She also says that no one cares about my opinion. She also likes to say, "are 
> > you dumb or you  stupid?" and "I'm not being rude I'm just being honest," when 
> > in truth she is being rude and she knows full-well that it is. I've tried giving 
> > her a taste of her own medicine (not as rudely of course), but that didn't work 
> > as she just mocked me. She's also become a real potty-mouth which drives us all 
> > nuts. We can't even have a family meeting because she won't let the rest of us 
> > talk, she just thinks that she's right and that we're the problem. She also does 
> > this thing where she breathes in deeply holds it and then lets it out, it sounds 
> > like she's having an assma attack or dying. She thinks it's cool, but really it 
> > just sounds absolutely horrible and is extremely annoying. She also loves to 
> > bother our cats, especially our youngest one Charlie, by blowing in their faces, 
> > touching their paws, chasing them, and picking them up when they don't want to 
> > be held. Because of this Charlie gets very defensive when we pet him or try and 
> > move him and he's also not as affectionate as he might have been. Also, Rosie 
> > our middle cat is very skittish and gets scared so easily, it's sad. I think she 
> > feels that she doesn't get treated fairly and that I never get punished for 
> > anything which isn't true at all. She also feels like we don't listen to her 
> > which isn't true at all, we do, she just isn't always right. She also calls us 
> > loosers, and criticizes me or at least questions me about just about everything 
> > that I either do or don't do. 
> > She seems to have a tendency to not remember things how they actually happened 
> > and stretch the truth, and she also lies. 
> > She's not very empathetic, Mom and Dad have to make her apologize for being mean 
> > to me, and she never sounds sincere. She also has self-esteem issues, she thinks 
> > she's ugly when she really isn't. I worry that she's being bullied at school, 
> > and is therefor lashing out. Mom has asked her, but she's said no, but as I said 
> > she's been known to lie. I also worry about how her and her friends treat each 
> > other, some of them aren't the nicest people. She just has an all-around crappy 
> > attitude. Dad and I have talked about going to therapy and she'd be the main 
> > topic which would be fine, but I worry that a therapist might not be able to 
> > help us/her, especially since I know she wouldn't listen/talk to them she'd 
> > probably just say that we're the problem. Anyway, I know that you  can't do 
> > anything, but I just really needed to get this all out, as I'm really getting 
> > very fed up with her and living with someone who treats me and Mom and Dad the 
> > way she does. If you read this far then thanks for reading, 
> > Madison 
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