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Hey, you! Welcome to the little corner of Cosmo that we call #FreeTherapy. We’re glad you’re here. This is where we take reader questions about ev-er-y-thing and get answers from our advice columnist extraordinaire, therapist minaa_b. Buckle up! “I’m a twin, so a lot of people naturally assume my sister and I are super close. We’re not. If I’m being real, I don’t even like her as a person all that much—she has some very mean traits that I just can’t ignore anymore. If it were just me, I would have cut her off years ago. I only stay semi-connected to her for the sake of our mother. “Mom has been resistant to the strict boundaries I’ve tried to set. She knows I’m ready to put a permanent end to any dealings with my sister outside of family functions, but that hasn’t changed her behavior. And the thing is, my mother is my actual best friend—I don’t want to lose her in all this. How can I honor my own feelings without ruining my relationship with Mom? What can I say to get her to be oka...

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