Konichiwaneko

Hmm I don't know about you guys, but I know myself that you don't have to talk to someone to love them. I love my sister, but sometimes years go by without us saying a word. Also I don't go out of my way to tell people I got contacted or contacted my family members, it's something I just hold dear in myself.


Concerning the other part.. depending on family to do heavy labor is a game of roullette. It could be that the $400 wasn't enough to fix the problem and she felt trapped over time as it became more apparent that this was not a favor but more a task. I mean 7 weeks to do something can either mean she was slacking, or that's more then $400 worth of labor she tried on it (if the engine was removed like you said then the labor and time just to do that in shop will surpass $400).


Truthfully I think she's upset because of the circumstances. She may feel that you are contacting her with this bad news, but in her mind she knows you may have the Neon situation in mind too. Double bad news sucks.

In the end all I can say is I find it best not to be in a "I love him/this/her/it more then you" type situation. We can't really ever know the full situation of another person and their emotion when it comes to stuff like that.

I hope everything goes well for you, and maybe you should just use this as a chance to fix the neon yourself. Even if you broke it, 2 years is a lot of time to have fun with the thing and make it work.

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