Dear LotusLeaf:

I would like to suggest that you tell sister 2 to no longer express her sadness to you, over not having sister 1 there with the two of you. You worry about her sadness, and I, a non sister to you, LotusLeaf, am worried about your sadness over sister 2’s sadness.

Sister 2 owes you, if she is indeed a good sister, to be considerate of you, to not add difficulty to your life, to not burden you unnecessarily.

Her mental challenges are her own personal responsibility to endure, manage and heal best she can. You have your own challenges to attend to, to endure, manage and heal, best you can.

anita