Managing boundaries with one’s family is a tightrope walk. It’s practically expected to be close, to help out, but at the same time one’s relatives can very easily take this for granted and act like they can do whatever they want.
A woman asked the internet if she was wrong for kicking her sister and her family out of her home after seeing how her kids treated her dog. While this sounds pretty straightforward, her concern was that it was perhaps an overreaction to make a visitor leave when they are not in their home country.
Hosting one’s relatives comes with some risks

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As one woman learned when she saw how her sister and her family treated her dog




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A few readers pressed for more info








Most thought that she was right to kick her sister out
















Some thought she overreacted








Later, she shared an update


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