From day one on Greys Anatomy, Meredith Grey has had difficulty relating to the typical definition of family and sisterhood. She created her own family, adopted her own sister and brother in Alex and Cristina, and learned to accept the family she had by biology. The trick was finding out how to relate her version of family with the families her siblings grew up knowing. It worked out with Lexie, which is what made losing her sister that much more painful. That experience made Meredith that much more protective of her relationship with Maggie. Nothing makes you appreciate the sibling bond than losing one. Meredith has tried to be the best big sister she could be to Maggie, but has a lie of omission changed their bond for good?

Despite the cliche, standing by your partner through the rough times does not make a relationship. Getting to the other side of those rough times stronger does. This applies to both romantic and sibling relationships. Take the medical cases of the week. April, Webber, and Stephanies worm-infested patient cant hope to keep a man when she is a medical marvel. That couple overdramatizes their romance, and when the going gets gross, the grossed-out say goodbye. At least thats what happens at first. Sometimes squishy, dramatic love does beat out worms. On the other hand, Alex, Amelia, and Arizonas patient has the strongest bond of all. I cant imagine anything beating having a baby with your best friend. Its the person you already trust with everything in the world. It doesnt mean you wont disagree on things, but you know your best friend enough to trust in them. Veronica trusted Jeremy to be by her side for the duration of her pregnancy and decline of her cancer battle. She then had to trust that Jeremy would stand by their son the same way, which gave her the strength to let go.

Of all the doctors, Bailey might have the greatest understanding of human bonds. She has a very good understanding of her own marriage, which is why she and Ben have been so stable despite all the career interference. Bailey knows exactly the position Catherine is in because she was Catherine. Bailey didnt know how to be married the first time around because she wasnt married to her equal in intelligence and ego. Now she is, and so is Catherine, but Catherine doesnt know how to do marriage. Catherine is so used to handling things on her own, she couldnt admit she made a mistake that hurt her husband. Thats Amelia and Owens problem too, which is why they cant get on the same page. At least Bailey can kick Catherine into getting it together long enough to apologize to her husband.

Ill give this to Meredith Grey. She has been a much better sibling to Maggie than she was to Lexie in the beginning, and their relationship hasnt had nearly the amount of drama that she has had with Amelia (though I could dissect Amelia and Meredith ten different ways). As Meredith so eloquently explains from practicing her speech with Alex, she really didnt do anything wrong. She never intentionally meant to hurt her sister throughout this thing with Riggs. Nevertheless, the lie of omission is what hurt Maggie. Shes been hanging on by a thread since her mother died, so did not need to be lied to right now. Not to mention, its a little humiliating to find out that your sister has been sleeping with a guy youve been pining over. Maggie wont stay angry at Meredith forever, but that doesnt mean she has to forgive her either.

Is Maggie justified in her anger?

Summary

Meredith has learned to be a better sister since the early days of Grey's Anatomy, but did she come through this time around?

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