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Old Nov 29, 2020, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by seesaw View Post
Thanks, OE. I appreciate that. He hasn't responded to my last texts from last night in which I reminded him of the "specifics" he quite conveniently forgot and the "specifics" of what he has done recently. I don't care if he does reply or not, but I'm trying to figure out what to say if he does respond. I figure that it will likely be more escalating and blame and deflection or misdirection, and honestly I just want it to stop. I don't really want to have any more communication with him unless he is willing to take ownership of his behaviors and his past actions. So do I just say that and leave it be?

I do not have the strength to dive into this crap with him right now either. And I'm certainly not dropping everything so that we can have a conversation that will almost certainly have a massive impact on my mental state.

So if there is a response, how do I respond?
I think it's good to decide what you are willing to respond to. If you can't respond to blame, deflection etc. And want to respond if it's about other things (your nephew, his progress, asking how you are etc.) That's totally fine. If he's doing the things that trigger you, maybe you could tell him "I can't talk with you, when you are like this." Or something?
Thanks for this!
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