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Originally Posted by Background Noise
I am trying to reduce the interactions with my parents to minimal, but I don't want to cut ties because I don't think I can live with the feeling of guilt and regret the rest of my life. I think sometimes that they are humans and have their own weaknesses and probably did their best and didn't know better. I am trying to deal with my feelings and emotions and past memories in a more positive way to live my life instead of dwelling in the past.
Comparing myself with others makes me feel old and late. It makes me feel I have wasted the last 15 years of my life. I made mistakes, and I regret them, but I cannot change the past. Now I need to accept the facts, and move on.
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Background Noise
I hope that you've been able to take some weight off through use of this thread. I think you are on the right track with already reducing contact with your abusive family members. If you think that it is possible to reason with your folks on where they have gone wrong in your childhood and set bounds with them, then I support your cause. But if they don't heed your advice, then I think it would be safe to cut the ties once and for all. Any way you slice it though, I think you are doing a great job searching for answers to your life's curveballs. I commend you for being honest about what has brought you here so we can help you. Keep up the good work!