When my brother came to crash at my place it was rough. I own a four bedroom home and it's just my wife and I, still it seemed that everwhere I turned I was seeing him or some mess he had made. I was happy that I could help him, he certainly needed some help at that point. The best thing we did was to sit down and make sure that he understood that my home was a only a safety net, he was there to get back on his feet and then move on. I told him that I would help him in every way I could, but I needed to see him helping himself or my help would end.
Good luck, keep being a "good" sister, help her but don't let her use you as a longterm crutch.
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