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Mar 10, 2023, 09:56 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Samicat
My mother is a cancer in my life. If I described the abuse I went through growing up, you would question my sanity in staying in touch with her. I just wanted to do the right thing, but I had no idea she would live this long (our family are notoriously short-lived and my dad died 25 years ago). She is 84 now. I care about her but there are limits to what I can endure.
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I had a viciously abusive mother. There were some good things about her, but as I've aged and am working in therapy it's becoming impossible to excuse my mother's physical and emotional abuse. And neglect. She's been dead for a long time, but I feel haunted.
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