No -- it does not make you a bad person whatsoever. You have to do what's best for YOU.
Stay true to your feelings and stay true to yourself.
Forgiveness can take years to achieve, and even then it's not necessary. What is necessary though is to work towards healing the wounds.
It's not easy to forgive someone from hurting us, nor does it need to be immediately granted.
If distancing yourself right now is what you need, by all means.
It's a step that your mother said this, but years of childhood abuse cause deep wounds and scars, that then take many years to heal.
Just do right by yourself and what you need most right now. Healing from childhood abuse can take a long time.
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"Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination"
~4 Non Blondes
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