So this is my life...

I helped raise my sister's child and am now helping raise her grandchild. I dearly love the little girl and her mother before her. I placed my life and wishes on hold to help my sister get an education after her divorce. I have never lived in a singles apartment because I always picked family apartment living to accommodate my sister and her child. I was always blessed to work and earn good income which I freely gave to family. They don't owe me anything for all that. But maybe showing some love and respect would be great.
My sister loves her grandchild so much that she accepts anything her child does so she can keep the baby in our home. But as is often the case with her child, her adult child, goes too far in what she says and does. She is very violent and hostile. She is proud to say she doesn't take anything off of anybody. That has caused her to lose jobs and her husband and friends. And I don't trust her any more since she has threatened my life too.
I know she had a lot of violence in her marriage, physical violence. That is now a part of her being. She likes the idea of hurting people. The last two men she was engaged to were beaten and cut by her. I don't feel comfortable in my home anymore. This home that was opened warmly to her and the baby after her divorce. This home where I grew up. This home that she belittles often but she would be homeless without.
The final straw was the threat to kill me. Now it is time I move on and start a new life chapter. That is a young woman who respects no one. I fear for the baby when she does live in another home of her own. She does not think she has a problem. But I have to remove myself from this environment. My sister will do what appeases her to keep the baby here. And maybe all is for the best. The baby will be safe with her grandmother. And I will be safe away from my sister's daughter. I hope.