Dear Annie: My sister and I are having a squabble with our other sister, and it’s turned into a major family issue that’s tremendously affecting my health.

The problem is that our sister’s kids have started posting our family issues on social media for the whole world to see. They’ve accused me of not giving them “good enough” gifts and missing out on major life events of theirs. I’ve been a single parent for 20 years. I had to work second shifts as all the kids in our family were growing up, which meant I missed out on a lot of my own kids’ extracurricular activities, too. My niece expects me to apologize for the “cheap gifts” and for not being more present for her milestones when I’ve been working.

I don’t feel I should have to apologize for doing my best under difficult circumstances.

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