In my case, I have an ok relationship with my older brother. We don’t see each other often, but we do get together for lunch from time to time.

I stopped talking to my sister years ago. I told her our relationship was on hold until she committed to getting some therapy. She immediately hung up and proceeded to start spreading lies about me. She has previously tried to convince my kids that my mother hates them, and at my father-in-law’s funeral (standing at the casket) she told my mother-in-law to marry for money next time.

My wife finally realized her remaining brother was an asshole and cut off contact after he took our kids to a rock concert. She asked him not to drink at the concert, which pissed him off and he proceeded to drink at the concert. Their older brother was killed by a drunk driver, so it was a particularly shitty thing to do.

I’ve often said there’s always at least one insane person in every group of siblings. My father heard that and asked, “what about for me? I don’t have any siblings.”

I told him in his case he doesn’t have to wonder who the insane one is.