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Quote From: ritehere

I see what you're saying. Have you considered counseling for her and her mother? They both need to understand that letting the older sister ruin their lives along with her own does nobody any good. If they are operating out of some kind of guilt on their part for her drug use, they need to wake up. They are not only missing out on their own lives, they are depriving others of their better selves. Your wife's working herself to death, and stressing about her sister's inability to handle their life, and trying to placate her mother will not solve any problems. And could lead to health problems of her own in time. She may not know what to do, so just keeps on putting one foot in front of the other hoping for the best. She may listen to the advice of a counselor, if you can get her to see one. If she won't, maybe you could talk to someone who could give you some idea of how to convince her what she's doing isn't working. It can be difficult to get someone to see the dead-end they are walking down, especially if they feel they deserve it somehow. My best wishes to you.