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Please help me write a "divorce" letter to my sister

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Namechangefail123 · 05/09/2022 10:11

I wrote about it the other day, but after a massive fallout (that she has since apologised but that's by the by) I just want to go separate ways from my sister. I don't hate her, but I think my life would be better if I never had to see her again. Unfortunately we still have to manage our parents' estate which is the main tricky part about this. Any help in what to put in said letter is really welcome.

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justasking111 · 07/09/2022 21:14

Namechangefail123 · 06/09/2022 02:46

I'll do whatever my mother and father decide. It has to come from both of them though and not Chinese whispers which is the only thing I've ever heard.

Chinese whispers it sounds more like plausible deniability to me. Another reason to be very careful

Namechangefail123 · 08/09/2022 04:36

Where the properties all the ownership is 100% legal. Although someone does have a point that my DM could claim the house is hers BUT she'd have to start a legal process which quite frankly she'd never do.

The mess of the estate is not the reason why I want to go NC. It's more than for over 20+ I haven't had any happy memories, just stress, and tears. All completely independent of the other mess. She also expects me to be someone I'm not. Anywho my therapist has said to think about what's the purpose of the letter, but the more I think about it the more there's no reason to it.

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madasawethen · 08/09/2022 06:00

Your family sounds very toxic.
Has any of your parents wealth been shared with your sister? Property? Anything?

It sounds like your sister might be the family scapegoat.

Namechangefail123 · 08/09/2022 06:14

Yes, half our mother's house is in her name, as are all business bank accounts. If I remember correctly all of this nonsense happened because my sister was my father's legal representative so it would have been considered conflict of interests. That I genuinely don't remember. The main point of clash is not so much the estate but that my sister thinks our father will always be our father and we should.love him. However, I disagree. The DM that we all suffered, his alcoholism. His crime, not showing any remorse about it, making us all go through hell, and then blaming us for it, made all love disappear.

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RealityTV · 08/09/2022 21:20

@Namechangefail123, patience is a virtue! You are in the middle of important business. You don't write breakup letters before your business is done! Finish what you have to do with the estate and then go no contact with your sister! You're an adult. Breakup letters are for kids! Just finish the business and then extricate yourself from your sister's life! NEVER put words like that into writing because you never know how situations are going to play out! There could be legalities that come back to haunt you later that you aren't even expecting! Don't do it. Instead, just get through the estate issue, take care of everything and move forward with your life!

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