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When distance creates disproportionate emotional labor

My parents are aging and live three hours away and my sister lives ten minutes from them, but they call me for everything and I can feel my sister's resentment growing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic proximity and emotional availability operate by different logics that can fracture family systems.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What you take with you — the inner legacy that death carries away?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.