Should I still see my difficult sister now our parents have died? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

There’s clearly a lot of pain for both of you – and your stories need to be heard if you are to break the see-saw pattern

My sister is 12 years older than me, in her early 70s. We have always had a “seesaw”“ relationship. When it’s good, we go on holiday together and share laughs.. However, she is also prone to making snide remarks and, when challenged, claims they are in jest or have been misinterpreted. She is also controlling, rather snobbish and won’t accept other people’s opinions if they conflict with her own ideas of “how things should be done”.

I suspect she might be jealous of me because I’m younger, more easygoing, have an outwardly more glamorous lifestyle and seemed to attract more praise from our parents.

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