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Is it wrong to get tired of helping family?

I kind of feel bad but not really my brother and my daughter have stressed me out and used me up until I'm physically feel sick sometimes, I know if one of them are calling it's will you or can you I'm staring 60 in the face I'm tired of trying to fix everybody and help everybody.is that so wrong? I am looking to move a distance away.
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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
We all seem to fulfil our expected role within family settings.
Everyone feels entitled to their own wants and needs, and although they might often seem demanding, it's probably more likely they don't know how to do anything else.

I have exactly the same situation.
My three siblings scattered and I'm the one left with caring duty.
And I'm same age as you.
There are things i need to do for me !

So there are some hard truths that they need to wake up to.

Perhaps you need to take care of you first then see if perspective changes.
@Picklebobble2
Excellent advice! The trick I think, is to learn those lessons early in the game, right?
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@swirlie I personally dislike the flying visits my sibs. make, creating chaos and disruption for 3 or 4 hours as they do meaningless tasks they create themselves
throwing their mother's routines and needs out the window without second thought, then disappearing not to be heard from for another 3 months.
@Picklebobble2
It's time to let them all go... you won't regret it!
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@swirlie Been thinking along similar lines myself
@Picklebobble2
What you are being shown are all the signs of 'how it really is', though most of the time we slip into a mild state of denial to ignore those signs because we don't want our situation to be that way in our daily reality. But it is that way!

We are not normally shown any signs at all until the time is perfectly right for us to actually do anything with the information that those signs are providing for us, which means we cannot act on anything like you're situation describes, until those signs have presented themselves to us.

You have confirmed receipt of those signs already and if you choose to do nothing, more signs will appear in the future which will then cause things to come to an abrupt head, to the point where things are said and things are done that sometimes we regret later.

The secret is to act early and to act covertly when those signs first present themselves so that those behind the main issue are very discretely sidelined without actually realizing they've been sidelined, just so that you can do your job as primary caregiver without interference from the peanut gallery.