DEAR ANNIE: My sister, “Laura,” recently moved back to town after her divorce and has been staying with me and my husband “just for a month” while she looks for a new apartment. That was in April. It’s now August, and she’s made no effort to move out.
She’s sweet with our kids and helps out here and there, but she also leaves dishes in the sink, uses my clothes without asking and has basically turned our guest room into her full-time space. Last week, I overheard her on the phone telling someone she’s “staying with family indefinitely.”
My husband is starting to lose patience, and honestly, so am I. But every time I try to bring up a timeline for her leaving, she gets teary and says she’s “trying” and just needs more time. I want to be supportive -- she went through a rough breakup -- bu