Reply #26: Sounds like my mother, whom I keep at arm's length.

[BlueIris]

Along with the rest of my lying, manipulative, abusive family.

It's your call, and cutting the ties is tough, but respectfully--especially because you're both adults, it isn't your obligation to put up with that level of dysfunction anymore, yes, even if she is your female parent. Past a point, and she's well past it, it isn't healthy for you to be exposed to a person so out of control. My unsolicted advice? Get a (metaphorically) sharp knife, and start removing these extremely negative influences from your life.