At what point do you cut ties with a toxic family member? [View all]
My nephew attacked me viciously over email last summer.
I tried to get him to talk to me about it in person, he refused.
(He wanted to argue over text, which I wasn't going to do).
Now, he's attacked my husband (after reaching out to him for help with his car, my husband said yes, he'd help and sent some follow-up questions about the scope of the project, which he (the nephew) lashed out at him for).
My husband continued to try and reason with him, via text, but only got the response of "I'm sorry I cursed at you, I shouldn't try to hurt someone just because they hurt me."
We gave this kid a car for a high school graduation present. We offered to pay for his college, if he registered and picked classes (which he never did).
He's currently living rent-free with my brother, after his mother (my sister) kicked him out for repeated violations of the contract they had drawn up (simple things like not breaking windows, doing his own laundry etc. He wasn't expected to pay rent there, either).
After getting my heart broken repeatedly, I'm thinking I have to take a step back to protect myself.
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