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[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Abso-effing-lutely. All of the above. https://media.giphy.com/media/x0n89ZitkjQYbXQG9K/giphy.gif

And my condolences about your mother, that is a rough damned ride. I hope you are relatively free of and healed from that experience.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries"[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I haven’t talked to her in over 5 years and most days I forget I even have a mother. Forgetting about her existence is the biggest blessing and nothing has brought more peace to my life. I’m not one to advocate that everyone should jump right into cutting their parents out of their lives but mine was a very easy decision that was probably the most self-loving thing I’ve ever done. 😁

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm glad you did. Poison is poison is poison. Doesn't matter who's inflicting it. (Well it does, because a parent can do vastly more damage, but I digress.)