I am so grateful for what I’ve learned about the dynamics of toxic relationships and all the psychology terminology. I can identify and name all the behaviors and it is empowering. I am keeping my wits about me, not becoming emotionally destabilized now thanks to this knowledge and also because so much prior exposure to it has made me wiser to know what to expect.

I especially love (not!) how I was made to be the scapegoat in my FOO. My sisters are going to have to deal with Mom each to their own in their issues with her and why they won’t meet her expectations. Nice try to put it all on me guys. There’s been a text chain between us. They both are trying to put the responsibility to answer to Mom’s entitlement on me. It isn’t even directly coming from Mom to me! It is via flying monkeys who are deflecting their responsibility. Let Mikey do it!