My mother posted this on my facebook wall today. I deleted it. This was the only contact she’s made with me in two weeks since she mocked my anger and hurt. I take it to mean, ‘get over it. Let us hurt you’. Am I wrong?

Yes, it was completely invalidating and implying I grossly overreact to everything that is said to me, which is not true. Horrid family!

It means, ‘I know you are hurt and suffering and I don’t care. Get over it. No one here will be supportive to you.’ She only cared enough to post a quote on my facebook wall. Perhaps that was to embarrass me the same as I embarrassed my niece by my post.

I suppose I will suffer for a very long time over distancing myself from my family. The fantasy of a loving family is hard to let go of and accept the reality of a non loving family I no longer know.