At age 16, my uncle declared to my mom, in front of me, that "she didn't turn out to be as big of a bitch as I thought she would!" Like that's a compliment. That's what I call a turning point in a relationship - as in, I turned my back on that dick and cut him out of my life just like my abusive grandparents (his…

My aunt and uncle - who I have thankfully cut out of my life about 3 years ago, when I was 27 - CONSTANTLY brought up the fact that, when I was in 3rd grade, they gave me their old checks to play with. Said checks were useless, as they had closed the account and thought the absolute best thing to do with them was to…

And that's the real fear, not looking good.

Oh yes, I understand. I am apparently an awful person for because when I was 15 I didn't take my mother to the hospital after she fell. The fact that I actually wasn't there at the time does not seem to absolve me, as I eventually went home, and should have psychically known.

It doesn't require magazine articles, this exact thing will be happening in the comments within the half hour.

I have no doubt this invite was cheaper than therapy. I agree with you in a way, for nice normal little happy families who have their little spat, this would be ugly and loud. For someone who was abused for years, this may have been the best way to express their feelings and well deserved to the people who received…

I'm going to say that the catharsis may be worth it after years of abuse.

Except so much of the abuse endured from a narcissist is that your voice is stomped out. You are silenced repeatedly, because their word is always the most important. It is healing and therapeutic to reclaim your voice, and at first, it can be raw and abrasive. Because of course it is— they haven't had the privilege…

Is this going to lead to more magazine articles about how awful it is when these terrible narcissistic, entitled children cut off their parents just for subjecting them to year after year of abuse?

I have relatives who are like her parents and they're still savoring what an awful person I am based on things I did as a small child. You can't win, you can just cut them off in the way that's truest for you. This was awesome.

Nothing says "fundamental respect for life" quite like a mean-spirited, half-assed pun aimed at someone grieving over the loss of her husband.

Being a woman is garbage! First we are riddled with anxiety about not getting our periods, then we get our periods which are gross and uncomfortable and put us in bad moods and lead to all sorts of embarrassing mishaps, and then we get hot flashes for the next decade or so until our vision and hearing and memory start…

Maddie. Your voice. I want you to narrate my life please.

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