Dear Annie: My sister and I were once inseparable. We talked every day, shared everything and leaned on each other through some of life’s hardest moments -- including our parents’ divorce and the loss of our mom five years ago. But over the last year, something has shifted, and I can’t seem to figure out what went wrong.

She’s become distant and dismissive, and our once easy conversations have turned tense. When I call, she rarely answers. When she does, she keeps the conversation short and finds ways to criticize -- my parenting, my house, even the way I spend my weekends. At family gatherings, she’ll make little jabs in front of others that sting far more than she realizes. I’ve tried addressing it gently, telling her that I miss our closeness and asking if I did something to upset her,

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