anyone else have a sister like maggie?

I think out of me and my sister I'm the one more like Maggie. I don't mean to be, but I seem to be a bit more popular than here, a bit more carefree and crazy. I'm not as irresponsible as Maggie tho, my sister doesn't have to bail me out of things that often. I reckon I'm a fairly nice person, just compared to my sister I'm the more crazy one...

I don't have a sister but if it makes sense Maggie totally makes me think of my younger brother. He's like the male equivalent of Maggie. Stays out all night god knows where..calls me up to bring him stuff/pick him up/let him in at night. He's always bringing random girls home..has not gotten a job and he's already 20. It's ridiculous. He drives me crazy but then again he's my brother so I feel guilty not helping him out. I'm just gonna be happy when I'm living in another state and I only have to deal with him during visits as awful as that sounds.

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I do not have a sister like Maggie. I actually hated the movie because of how much Rose defended Maggie. I would have ordered her to clean up after herself and keep my house tidy, or else she would have been thrown out.

I do not believe so much in family ties that I find Rose's behaviour reasonably. "But she's my sister!" is not a reason. Maggie was a problem-seeker. After getting Rose's car towed, the house into a full mess and a dog inside, Rose had all reason to eject Maggie from her life.

If someone comes to my house, it's my rules. Maggie turned Rose's life upside down (and that's before cheating with the man Rose loved) and did nothing for her.

I would have cut up ties with Maggie years ago. She suffers from dyslexia and wants to be an actress? If you want to be an actress you need to be able to read, period. I would have told her she wouldn't be getting any money or support until she became fluent in reading.

Now, all the movie I was rooting for Rose. I thought she was too good for Maggie. But after Maggie had sex with Rose's boyfriend, I just wanted to punch Rose in the face. Rose almost lost Simon because she was "protecting" Maggie. That was a mistake, and a disgusting one at it. First of all, you never should hide anything from your significant other. Secondly, if Simon chose to hate Maggie after what she had done to Rose, he would be doing the right thing.

I just couldn't believe Rose almost lost a wonderful man like Simon because of Maggie. I would immediately have told Simon "excuse me for the rant about the heel. I know the heel on itself is nothing, and as of a general rule, I wouldn't have been ballistic about it. The problem is, see, Maggie slept with my last boyfriend. This just reminded me of it and was the proverbial last straw... I am sorry, and if you are afraid I will be this enraged for stupid things daily in our marriage, I just want to say this isn't normal. I only feel like this when my sister cheats on my with my boyfriend and I suddenly see her destructive behaviour back".

I recommend you not to be like Rose. If your sister abuses you, cut. If she steals your clothes and shoes, you either get them back or ask your parents for it. By the way, you are a young woman and it's dangerous for you to go out alone. Next time you need to pick her up at 4 am, either don't go or call your parents. You don't have to take risks to save your sister. You may think "but if I don't pick her up, something bad may come to her". But if you pick her up something bad may happen to you...

Seriously, I know family is important, but it's important because in theory, everyone helps the others and everyone shares more or less the same values. If your sister is selfish and the relationship is beneficial only to her, cut the benefits, NOW. She has to stop taking you for granted.

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