[Community] Advice Column #6: How do I apologize without diminishing myself?

Dear Nisha,

When I was younger, my mother passed away and then my dad, brother, and I moved to be closer to my aunt's family. After we moved, I became closer with my eldest cousin, but that changed after we moved in together post-college. The reason we don't speak is because she invited her boyfriend to move in with us without even asking me. It created…