Dear Annie: I am a 57-year-old woman who has had many problems with my sister over the years. When my mother was alive, I would call to talk with her, but my sister often answered the phone. If she did not like the way I spoke or the tone of my voice, she would simply hang up on me.
On the day we buried my father, her children tried to pick a fight with my daughter, and my sister joined in. That was the last straw. I walked away from that side of the family and have not spoken to any of them since.
Now people keep telling me I should try to reconcile, but I do not want to. My sister continues to post things on social media that twist my words, and she even claims she has only one sister -- and it is not me.
I have found peace by walking away. Do I really have to let her back into my li