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I guess that HE wants to maintain a relationship with them, so that's part of the problem. I can't make that decision for him. Also, he is close to his parents and he gets along with his two siblings. He grew up in a normal environment. He was allowed to just be himself, and he was treated well growing up.

I grew up being yelled at for not agreeing with whatever my parents told me I should believe, think, and feel. Everything that they didn't like was either wrong, stupid, or bad. I was told how to dress, think, act, feel, what music I should and shouldn't like, just about everything. I dressed how I wanted to most of the time, and I didn't conform to what they wanted and expected of me. It's my life, not theirs, and I don't live to please them. My sister has issues with them too.

I had no right to feel what I did at all. I was like an object to them. Or a pet, it's hard to explain, but I think you know what I mean. They'd constantly compare me to others and complain about me all the time. That's why I still suffer from self esteem and other issues. They'd tell me that I'm to fat, that I'm being "anti-social" for being introverted and not wanting to socialize all the time, and that expecting any kind of privacy at all was weird to them. I never got into any trouble growing up, and I didn't even have any questionable friends that I brought home. So I have no idea why they'd act like they thought I was on drugs, lol. My dad even used to tape record our conversations on the phone. He's insane.

So going through my stuff when I'm not there is OK? They still do that to a certain extent, so they're the ones who are nuts. Also, they don't think there is anything wrong with airing my personal business to anyone who'll listen. They even gave out my personal email, phone number, and address to a stranger once without my permission. Who does that? I'm also "crazy" for having mental health issues, etc...They're toxic