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When family relationships become consumed by caretaking responsibilities

My sister and I used to laugh until we cried when we got together but ever since our parents started having health issues we only talk about serious family stuff and I feel like we've forgotten how to just be sisters who enjoy each other.

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Crisis has turned you into functional roles rather than people who delight in each other's existence.

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