So many similar conflicts have happened. The original trauma was my mom screaming at me to eat at the dinner table as I cried hysterically and ultimately ran to my room without eating while the rest of the family watched and did nothing. I’m still fighting that battle all by myself while no one defends me.

Moving forward, I will try not to get into conflict with anyone and have no expectations of anyone.

I was enjoying my relationship with my sister over the last couple years. It’s sad this ruined it.

My husband and I analyzed what happened tonight at dinner and we think there could have been no other outcome than my niece unfriending me (unless I ignored her post) because she truly is that adamant about agree with her politics or else.

Why it hurts me is not about politics at all. It’s about that I mean so little to them.

So often I am surprised to learn people meant much more to me than I did to them.