Ummm... I guess I just want to say I wholeheartedly disagree with the advice to love one's parents, no matter what.

They may be our parents and they may be the only ones we'll ever get, but that doesn't mean it is safe or appropriate to be around them.

There are plenty of murderers who are parents. Should their kids, grown or otherwise, loyally stick by them?

There are plenty of rapists who are parents. Should their children, grown or otherwise, stay loyal to them?

There are plenty of self-interested control freak parents who literally grind everyone around them into the ground in an effort to feed their own fragile egos. Does anyone really believe that it is necessary to put oneself in their firing line simply because 'they're your parent'?

Boundaries, people, boundaries. If it ain't safe - emotionally, physically, mentally or sexually - it is OKAY to not go there.

It is OKAY to sever ties with those who have and continue to abuse you. It is OKAY to be safe.