Do you have a sister that lives far away?

My sister lives 14 hours away and she's getting married in two weeks. Fortuneately I have a great husband and he is taking the 4 of us to the wedding, we are flying. I hate being away during all the pre-wedding details and fun stuff. I'm thankful she has many great friends to help her. And I did do one thing for her since I couldn't throw her a bridal shower. I sent letters to friends and family (not invited to the wedding) along with a postcard and asked them to write marital advice or good wishes on the postcard and send it to her the week before the wedding. It's a surprise and I can't wait to see how that turns out. (That would be a fun thing for a long distance baby shower too) Along with that we talk on the phone, email messages and photos. I snail mail photos once in a while also. We normally only see her once a year when she comes home. But when she starts a family I'm sure she won't be home that often. But just do what you can with what you have. Send her a package once in a while of things you've saved up that you want to share with her. I hope you can find some creative ways to keep in touch.

My sister is in Ontario that is a 4 hour plane ride away. I wish that I could see her again.

Welcome to Mylot, I have a Sister and a Brother that lives far a way, They both lives in Chalotte North Carolina. They really don't stay in touch, like they should. My Baby Sister, we are not close I don't like her Husband because he is always in trouble and can't keep a job. and she love him so much, I can't stand them, they have been Married for 15 yrs. or more.

I miss my sister too. And now she is getting married! Now I understand how she felt when I was married and left home. My dad always told me how much she missed. We got her admission at a college near our place so that she was near us and we could meet often. Now she is working at our hometown and we stay in a different state. We keep in touch through e-mails and phone calls (lol...my mom is upset about the phone bill but dad doesn't mind). She calls me up when she needs help at work too (she's a kindergarten teacher and calls me up for ideas on handling kids). You have to be in constant touch with your sister's child. Send snaps of yours atleast twice a year so that your sister can show him the pic and let him know he has an aunt. As he grows, you can talk on the phone and write to him (that his mother will read for him)...how often can you meet each other (atleast once a year I hope). My son who is 7 now just met his 10 year old cousin (my husband's sister's daughter) for the first time last month and they got along so well. I felt sorry that they didn't get to know each other earlier. It is important for family to bond.

I am very lucky that my two sisters live within five miles of me. My older sister lived two blocks from me for many years until recently. I couldn't deal with them being so far away. I definitely think you should try to talk weekly. Can you email each other? That's another way stay in touch and see pics, etc. All you really can do is to let her know verbally how you feel and make sure that you are there for her when she is going through all the emotions new moms go through. I know others who have siblings far away and they do manage to stay close if only by phone and email but it is tough, especially with everyone being so busy these days. Good luck and congrats on becoming an aunt soon.

Although I have a total of 6 sisters, only one of them lives some distance away. Its not a major distance but far enough that I only see her on the holidays. She is at college in PA and Im in DE.

I admire you have a sister. I hope I can have a sister or a brother,but it can never be ture.I am the only child in my family. I can imagine you and your sister's happy times when you lived together during your childhood,you can share and enjoy many things.That's beautiful memory. But, thank god, I have several good girl firends. Now we are far away from each other as we are in different colleages, but we send messages and write letters to each other. My roommate now open a blog for her nephew, a several month old baby. She said it would be a gift for her nephew, and she would write it with the baby's mother.

My sister lives far away and is in a time in her life that I feel I could make a huge impact on her. With all the times I have spent away from here I never miss or think of her less. Sooner or later though our paths will intertwine again. Distance can never hold family apart.