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Maraya1969

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23. I remember sitting near my uncle one Thanksgiving and hearing him say that if they

Reply to TigressDem (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 10, 2021, 08:28 PM

Jul 2021

had to do it over they'd have, "Three cats and no kids"

So there you go.

I do not talk to my brother or his family because of their nutty Trump/white Christian evangelical craziness. We started getting along better when my mom was dying but shortly after her death he was back to being the same old bastard I had remembered. And I'm sure I have not been the nicest to them either.

I don't have any kids. I just know that where cults are involved there is no making sense of people. Just take care of yourself and don't bathe in guilt!

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My son is driving me crazy. He's a tRumper. [View all] TigressDem Jul 2021 OP

I'm so sorry you are going through this leftieNanner Jul 2021 #1

Thank you. TigressDem Jul 2021 #6

Do it and don't feel guilty about it. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #10

Thanks TigressDem Jul 2021 #13

Great advice MOMFUDSKI Jul 2021 #18

They say insanity is hereditary... you get it from your kids. TigressDem Jul 2021 #32

Sounds awful XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #2

It is. TigressDem Jul 2021 #5

I'm a believer of not keeping toxic relatives in my life XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #7

I am close to putting down some serious boundries. TigressDem Jul 2021 #9

What sucks is they can hold your emotions hostage by using their children as pawns. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #11

True. nt TigressDem Jul 2021 #14

K&R wryter2000 Jul 2021 #3

Thanks. TigressDem Jul 2021 #4

My parents used to joke about "Moving and leaving no forwarding address for us kids" TigressDem Jul 2021 #8

does NOT happen in all families Skittles Jul 2021 #17

Yeah, my son has a good friend whose family is horrible. TigressDem Jul 2021 #30

My mom always told us kids MOMFUDSKI Jul 2021 #19

He's been getting personal responsibility lessons since age 2. TigressDem Jul 2021 #33

I remember sitting near my uncle one Thanksgiving and hearing him say that if they Maraya1969 Jul 2021 #23

Thanks. TigressDem Jul 2021 #29

just sending huggggggs. It is a very unhappy and stressful situation. I agree, sell and get niyad Jul 2021 #12

hugggggs appreciated. TigressDem Jul 2021 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 2021 #16

I'm so sorry you're going through this. zuul Jul 2021 #20

Thank you. TigressDem Jul 2021 #27

Sorry to hear this. multigraincracker Jul 2021 #21

Yeah, I learned to hang up the phone when people get abusive. TigressDem Jul 2021 #28

I've packed up and moved multigraincracker Jul 2021 #31

It's a thought. TigressDem Jul 2021 #34

Your son needs to understand his wife's sobriety is on his wife and no one else questionseverything Jul 2021 #22

Yeah, his kind of "support" of her sobriety wouldn't pass 12 Step smell test. TigressDem Jul 2021 #26

Your son was screaming at you? left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 #24

Yeah, I did hang up the phone. TigressDem Jul 2021 #25