Here is why she "swore" she'd never talk to me again.

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So a week or so ago I mentioned my sister had recently told me she was never going to speak to me again. I tried to write a discussion on it, but it didn't "take" to the site, and I wasn't in the mood to try writing it again. So here is what happened. A few months ago, near Christmas, my sister bought a present for the woman my dad married on January first of this year. Quick fill in for those of you who do not know me: my mom died this past year of dementia at 55, and my father, who took care of my mother the last awful 9 years (along with me), got married January first. If it's relative, my dad is 60 and his new wife is 62, so he didn't go rob the cradle. Anyway, shortly after she got the gift I received a thank you through Facebook. I had nothing to do with the present my sister got her. So I texted my sister and asked if Diana (my new stepmother's name) had thanked her for the gift because I think she got confused. I told her Diana had thanked me, so either she thought I bought it for her, or she might have thanked both of us. The text I got back said, "It's not any of your business, but yes, she did thank me. Not that I have to tell you. Why don't you get a life and stop asking questions about mine." Now, my family is used to her by now. I usually say something quippy, write it off, and go on my merry way. But I was blown away by the fact that I was trying to make sure [i][/i]she got "credit" for a gift that she had given. I didn't see how getting mad at me for that made any sense. So I told her I have no idea why she's being so cranky. And here is her reply, "I will not talk to you any longer until dad dies, and then it will only be to settle his estate." I have to interrupt here because when she wrote "estate" I giggled because whatever my dad has, it is [b][/b]not an estate. I didn't get upset. I always try to keep the peace, but I didn't apologize because I did nothing wrong. Sometimes I'd apologize just to erase any tension. I overlooked her total lack of help with my mom's illness, and the total lack of keeping in touch to say, hey, Amber, how is is going watching our parent's lives fall apart? So as the days went by I realized I had more peace than I can remember. Four days later, and for the first time I can remember, she apologized to me. I didn't answer, I just acted like everything was normal the next time I saw her. I'm not about to stress out my dad over something so trivial. Not that he'd be shocked because he's used to it too. This all took place in text, so I have it all on my phone. *I just love it when someone reads my post, knows no history, and then chastises me for being upset over something small. Yeah, because that's what I do, I get upset about small things. (That's sarcasm for those who don't can't tell, and if you [i][/i]can't tell, that's just sad.) *Told ya before it was a silly reason!