Please read this article from Ask Amy. Amy Dickinson is an American newspaper columnist who writes the syndicated advice column Ask Amy. I was very impressed with Amy's response.
Amy hit the nail on the head with this one. As I read the letter from Sad Sister, I couldn't help but think "What kind of sister are you?" Why would you ever treat ANYONE like they don't belong, much less family, simply because your income/expense level is not the same, your marital status is not the same, your interests are not the same. That is frankly nothing but a bunch of bull as far as I'm concerned.
I have so many wonderful, precious friends that I would be lost without. We range from ones who have to pinch every penny to make ends meet to ones who can basically do anything they desire and never worry about the expense. We all have different interests and different tastes. We plan an outing, invite our friends and let the FRIENDS decide if it is something they want to do.We don't prejudge them and say "Well this one doesn't shop, this one doesn't do fancy restaurants, this one is a single mom, etc." We just say "Hey, we are going to.... Do you want to join us?"
And to use the excuse that her and her friends are active church goers while her sister only goes sporadically. Excuse me! When did maintaining friendships and showing Christian like attitudes only apply to people who go to church.
That remark was probably to me the most condemning of all Sad Sisters comments. Reading between the lines, you will notice that Sad Sister says they are all "church goers". Correct me if I'm wrong but simply being a "church goer" does not a Christian make. It seems to me she is more obsessed with the image of saying she goes to church than actually living what she learns while she is there.
I am sorry. I did not mean to get on a soap box but this story really got to me. I just can't believe some of the excuses she used to exclude her sister.
