Amichai, I’m not sure if this will help you but I think I understand your sister. I come from a close family too and I speak to my siblings quite often but I have a hard time telling people – even my sister whom I’m close with, personal things that are going on in my life. Sometimes people are close but they like to keep personal boundaries that they won’t allow others to cross. I’m not sure if it’s some type of personal “protection” or what. Same with friends, I’ll talk, listen to their issues but I just don’t like to spill my heart to anybody. I just like to keep my problems to myself. Not everybody likes to discuss personal things, be it health, relationships, problems with children or other personal issues even with people who are close to them. It’s hard for some people to speak about certain subjects and maybe your niece/nephew was one of those topics with your sister. You could mention to her that you were a little upset to find out that way but don’t push it. She may just need to deal with her issues herself. Everybody’s different and that just may be the way she is.
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