How would you deal with a super lazy sibling?
This has always bothered me but it really annoys me. One of my sisters she's 57. And she literally cannot do anything by on her own. Everything has to be done for her. She asks me how to do every single thing especially when it comes to tech.
It gets on my nerves especially when I'm super busy and she will take more time to text me and make me read this 2 paragraph long email asking when would I have time to show her how to do something. When for the time that it took her to type that all out, she could have spent that time to look up a YouTube video and it literally shows her how to do it step by step. And she gets her answer immediately. But instead she would rather wait for me to do it for her.
I'll give some examples.
She will send me a text asking what program she should use to do what she wants on it. Then ask when I can install the program on her laptop for her. And then want me to show her how to use it. When I emailed her the program for her to download, a direct link and a direct link to a YouTube video from the software company who makes this program giving step by step instructions made for dummies within 1 minute on how to use it.
Another example she will text me when would I have time to set up her new USB flash drive.
Or when I would have time to show her how to put paper in her printer. Or when would I have time to show her how to use a stapler.
I don't mind showing her how to do stuff but when it's something so simple and she can literally get her answer right away on google, it annoys me. Heck even Google AI will give you step-by-step instructions on literally everything now. If a 5 year old can do it, at 57 year old can figure it out.
Especially when I will send her a link to a YouTube video and then she's even too lazy to open it and spend the time to watch it. So she would rather have me do it for her.
A few years ago I was overseas for 3 weeks for work. Her printer wasn't working and instead of watching the YouTube video that I sent her on how to fix it. Or call the 1-800 number to the manufacturer of her printer to troubleshoot it. She decideed to wait the 3 weeks for me to get back home so that I can fix it for her.
That's how lazy she is. And if you don't want to help her then she'll throw a temper tantrum hissy fit like a 5 year old and start SCREAMING AT YOU!!!!
And this is one reason why she has not had a job in over 30 years. She is simply unemployable because she cannot do anything on her own. What kind of company would hire an adult if they can't do anything on their own? Anyways that's another story.
Anyone else have siblings like this? Mine is as extreme as it gets. If so or if you know anyone how would you deal with it?
Posted Jun 25, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC · edited