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Establishing boundaries that tell someone when they have gone too far, is nowhere close to the same thing as rudeness. (Though people who bully others tend to see it that way - they think it's rude of you to try and stop them from stepping all over you.)
Since I don't know your family situation, this is probably a good time for me to exit this conversation. I will leave one last comment though:
I have family members who no longer talk to me, because at some point in the past they went too far, and I made that clear to them. They took offense, and are now avoiding me. And I am perfectly fine with that. If I have to let them bully me in order for them to like me, I don't need them in my life.
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