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As you said, you don't get to choose family members. They're not necessarily your friends. They have no obligation to like you or help you or spend time with you. Don't blame others for not living up to your expectations. Just drop the expectations and remove people who are a pain in the butt from your life. Even if they are family.

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Thomas Baumgartner
Thomas Baumgartner

Written by Thomas Baumgartner

Physicist (PhD), engineer, software developer, data manager / analysist, photographer, musician, and (as of late) writer. Lives in Vienna, Austria.

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