How do you manage family members that are very different from you?

My sister is a corporate director, I’m a hippie/bohemian/artist/poet type. I have to spend a lot of time with her and it’s really hard. I don’t get her world, should I be trying harder to understand?

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4meAndyou · F

The mistake is in trying to "manage" a family member. I was an artist at one time, and was a bit Bohemian while attending art school, and the one thing I KNEW was that you have to approach your sibling with love in your heart, first, and a lot of tolerance.

sirenofthesea · F

Yea that was a poor choice of words, but probably comes from being with my sister today, who tries to micro manage me. I do approach her with nothing but love in my heart. But we have nothing in common so it’s sometimes hard to get along. Her talking about corporate life, or about another friend whose a director, and another director, etc is very dull for me who is interested in a simpler, deeper life. @4meAndyou

4meAndyou · F

@sirenofthesea My brother, who is nearly a genius, is very pedantic and loves to lecture. He used to be a college professor in Michigan. He would take me for a walk through his gardens and tell me the Latin names of every single plant and flower and herb. Boring? Maybe...more like noise or a garden song, after a while...🤣but his garden was very beautiful, and he loved to show me how each herb tasted, when it was fresh.