This hits me right on the head! I can deal with people I work with or my best friends, tell them what I think, and they tell me what they think. That is o.k. But when it involves my parents in any way, I'm in trouble mentally. Oh, gee, I start thinking that I hurt Mom's feelings by sticking up for myself. My daughter and I can talk about everything and anything and we are o.k. My son goes to my parents many times, and they are the mental abusers, so that hurts me, and it also ticks me off. He knows what they do, but they use money as a drawing card. Anyone dealing with that crap?