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Originally Posted by Demunie
Thx. I'm sorry you're still struggeling with this - It's not an easy topic and having to confront it in nearly every discussion must be exhausting.
It's awful that the other parts of your family cut you off too - Do you know what their reasoning is? (You don't have to answer of course)
The stigma here is massive too I think. I'm already weird for not going back to my parents every f... weekend.
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My mom said it was like a family divorce and since she is married to my father, she must support and believe him and therefor could not support or believe me. She said my grip on reality has always been shaky at best and my memories of abuse were probably just bad dreams I had when I was little. And then went on to say that he always had a terrible temper but made amends for it later, and he had a lonely childhood so I should cut him a break, and so on....
But mom, you're my mom, so, uh, what about MY childhood...??
So yeah, no family, and hearing all that from my mom sucked big time. I still speak with her very occasionally, maybe a text or very short call every five months or so. But that's not a relationship. I'm not sure where my sisters stand with this. But I never really talked with them at all in general, so that isn't new.