[brandyel_1975]

Hey. How are you. Well first of all, as a parent, I feel like it is my business what is going on in my kids lives whether they live with me or not. That doesn't mean I have to control them or be critical of their mistakes throughout their lives, but I do want to be active and stay involved. I feel like from the beginning you should have just been honest with the misfortune you ran into and not run from it or give your sister any ammo to use against you. I also have a shady, adopted sister that does everything she can to sabotage anything and everything she can. I have learned to just stay away from her, not answer when she calls, and pretend she doesn't exist. You have played right into her hands. Try to be more honest with yourself and make changes within yourself to change the relationship with your family. After all; you are the only thing you can change. You can't change others no matter how hard you try.