Dear Annie: Sister’s ‘fresh start’ in Nashville leaves me running family bakery alone before holidays

Dear Annie: A few months ago, my younger sister, “Kate,” announced during dinner that she and her boyfriend were moving to Nashville to “start fresh.” Everyone wished her well, but I was blindsided. What she didn’t share was that she’d already told me she was leaving our family business -- the bakery our parents started 30 years ago and that she and I have been running together since Mom retired.

I manage the finances and supply orders, and Kate runs the front and does most of the decorating. We’ve had our share of arguments, but we always figured it out. When she told me privately she was leaving, she brushed off my questions and said she didn’t want to deal with “drama.” Then she dropped the news in front of the whole family without once mentioning how her decision affects the bakery --