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Originally Posted by Holden McNeil  I've been tolerating it for a long, long time now... since I was about 4 years old (when she was born) 
I'm here simply because accepting/tolerating/ignoring it in the past, hasn't really helped out. She's still the same, and that bothers me. |
IMO that isn't acceptance. That's tolerance.
Ignoring a problem or tolerating a problem implies there is a problem that you simply take no action to correct.
Acceptance, however, implies that
there is no problem.
You accept them as they are and remove any outcome dependence you may have. You forgo the right to claim any outcome or manifest any outcome and just let things be.
If you truly accepted her you would find no problem with her behavior. Her strengths and faults would both contribute to the unique personality that makes her who she is.