Is it a sin to dislike a family member and is she family

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I am an adopted Child when I was younger I found out I have 4 younger sisters. I let one of them move in with me last year and have helped her out she has used and abused me I lent out money and other things she never repayed me. She came over to my house today and was yelling screamming threatening since I was adopted as an infant and raised catholic she is atheist Do I still have ties to her and am I right for telling her to stay away from me and my children?
 
I am an adopted Child when I was younger I found out I have 4 younger sisters. I let one of them move in with me last year and have helped her out she has used and abused me I lent out money and other things she never repayed me. She came over to my house today and was yelling screamming threatening since I was adopted as an infant and raised catholic she is atheist Do I still have ties to her and am I right for telling her to stay away from me and my children?
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Your first obligation is to your children. You must also tend to your emotional health and your safety. Yes, you have ties to her and should treat her with respect and pray for her. No, you’re not obligated to allow her to abuse you or your family. My suggestion is to tell her that the rule of your household is that everyone should treat each other with respect, and if she cannot abide by it, or be an example of respect to your children, you cannot allow her to live with you.
 
I agree.

Just like any other person on this planet, we are supposed to love them (relatives), not necessarily like them.

Christ never said to be a doormat. Perhaps this is a situation of “tough love”, where you can teach a valuable life lesson to your sister; that is, if she wants to “get along”, she has to “play along”.

It is perfectly alright to break off contact with your sister, as long as you leave the (figurative) door open if she decides to start treating you like a sister and not a doormat.
 
You are called to both love and to pray for your sister. You need not open your door to abuse.
1 John 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.
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Your sister is in darkness and needs prayer badly. If she died today, where do you think her soul would spend eternity?

Christ’s peace be with you.
 
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