I’m sorry you’ve been in this situation, but it sounds like you are doing the right thing. Nephew is not your job to raise or fix - he has a dad and if Nephew is almost off to college, he’s old enough to start figuring it out on his own. And yes, you need to distance yourself from your mom, definitely not living under…

If the teen thinks he’s the “someone” who will fix his life, he’s right. If he thinks someone else is the “someone,” he’s wrong and his life will never be fixed. Up to him.

Sounds like a good call. Well really, the only call.

I’m just gonna barge in here as a random stranger to tell you I’m actually so so proud of you and you should be proud of yourself, too. You’ve been holding this family together by the skin of your teeth and it’s so strong of you to realize you can’t do it anymore, and to do something about it. Go live this next part…

I feel so much sorrow for the situation you are/were in, but it sounds like you are taking the right steps now to protect yourself. Good for you, and best wishes for the coming weeks as you destress and take care of yourself.

My entire family lives within a few hours of me and almost all showed up for Christmas Eve; aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, and my mother. I'm spending tomorrow with friends as tonight was more than enough time with my mother. Boundaries & self-preservation!

Totally told the little one that some old dude is coming down the chimney to leave her toys. She bought it!!!

Merry Christmas.

I hope yinz have a Merry Christmas!

My mom’s pulling one on my sister’s fiancé. She got him a comically tiny stocking that matches our full-size stockings, and a full-size stocking that doesn’t match. She’s going to present him with the tiny stocking, which will contain like three pieces of candy, and tell him he doesn’t get a real stocking until he…

FMK is a sequential game, not an either/or.

Kara, I legit can’t tell if you want to fuck or murder Pete Wentz. Then again, I guess some people might say why not both.

It’s just so crude and icky to brag about it. The nadir of crassness.

I am pretty sure I would murder Taylor swift if I knew her during Christmas. Yesterday my brother said ‘it’s Christmas eve’s eve!!!’ And I legitimately contemplated throwing a brick at his face.

In the grand scheme of celebrity salaries 4 mil is shit. Nothing to me bragging about. In fact, never brag about money. I have a fb friend who posted a picture of, I dunno maybe 2k in 20’s. Good for you asshole. Good for you.