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Nov 30, 2015, 09:16 AM
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My mom acts erratically and says hurtful things. She said she wants me to fight with her son and sisters because they don't like her. Now, she wants me to side with her against her sisters and son. I really don't want to and I don't like getting put in between my mom and my family. What should I do? It is not my fault that my mom acts erratically and starts fights with people.
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Dec 03, 2015, 11:15 PM
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Hello joshuas-mommy: From my perspective, this is all really just about boundaries. You're absolutely right not to get into the middle of this. I don't know how you go about this, though, other than to simply tell your mom, in so many words, that you have no interest in being pulled into this & you're not going to be. Ask her to please not try to pull you into it again. And, if she does, remind her of what you said & walk away.
California psychologist, Kati Morton, uploaded a video onto her YouTube channel recently where she talked about setting & enforcing boundaries. What she said is basically what I have outlined above. You might be interested in looking at that video. I wish you well...  
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Dec 04, 2015, 12:09 AM
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Yea, I would ask her to leave you out of it first and if she didn't I would probably just ignore her. When you respond to her you're kinda saying it's okay to act like this.
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