Brother gets reward for being helpful.
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My older sister is 38 yrs old, divorced, and lives with her 15 yr old daughter in a large house not far from mine. There is lot of work to do around that house, and a for the last 8/9 yrs, I volunteer or am asked to help out with 'yard work, maintenance, and other stuff.' During this period of time, my sister and I have grown much closer and she's a lot more comfortable talking to me about things than in the past. Last couple of years, our topics of conversation have been how lonely she is, how much she 'needs a man around to fix things, take care of her and other stuff'.
Late last summer, I was over at her house helping weather-seal her back deck. My usual 'payment' for the work I do for her is a case of beer; after a couple of hour
