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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
At one time, my mother lived next door to my brother. The one that was "pushy" at that time was my sister-in-law, when she needed a babysitter 
They had their own lives and, while the door was always open, never forced themselves upon each other. They acted more like good friends, rather than close relatives. |
Sounds fantastic! That's more or less what happened with my aunt and gran (my aunt was also separated from her husband, so having both parents next door was a plus with very young children).