Dear Annie: My younger sister, “Clara,” moved to my town last spring after a painful breakup. She was fragile, devastated and desperate for a fresh start. I opened my home and my heart without hesitation. I drove her to job interviews, invited her for dinner several nights a week, included her in outings with friends and did everything a big sister is supposed to do.

But as the months passed, her dependence on me only grew. She calls me every morning on her way to work, again during lunch and again during her drive home. If I do not answer, she keeps calling until I finally give in. If my husband and I make plans without her, she becomes sulky and says she feels “excluded.”

Recently, things escalated. I gave Clara a spare key strictly for emergencies. One evening, while I was in the sho

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