This is most of why I now live in a minivan.

PFLAG has some great resources, like this glossary. And for the most part, as long as you’re a respectful and open-minded person, you’ll do fine.

Please feel safe to talk about your experiences on /r/raisedbynarcissists! (We get trolls once in a while, but a quick ‘report’ brings them to mod attention)

Suggestion for future article: “How to protect your kids from your abusive parents”

Not scifi, but I remember enjoying the Australian found footage/horror mockumentary Lake Mungo.

What’s the benefit of this over ReadRuler?

Why trust them to when you can help already-registered Democrats remember to vote? postcardstovoters.org

One of my earliest memories is of my first Thanksgiving (probably three or so). I had no idea it was a holiday (I think someone stuck me in front of a TV all day until food was ready) but suddenly dinner was hours early and my plate had this weird stiff ketchup on it. One bite, though, and I started a lifelong habit…

Have y’all ever heard of /r/raisedbynarcissists? Because we’ve heard of Lifehacker and link to it often.

There were some frustrating moments, but also a few good laughs. It left me with enough good will to check out the sequel.

There’s an elderly man in my metro area (Fayetteville/Bentonville AR) who’s spent the past few months bicycling around and standing on street corners with signs saying ‘GOOGLE PLANET X’. He’s also defaced at least one highway overpass that I’ve seen, with ‘YOUTUBE PLANET X AND GET READY’.

I’ll add a corollary to this rule that if they (or you) have a shit family, they (and you) should be willing to go low-contact/very-low-contact/no-contact with them long before marriage/kids enter the picture. Once the initial ‘COME BACK WE’RE FAAAAAAMILY’ noise is over and the restraining orders are in place, you can…

I’m a scifi/horror novelist; Google my name to get novels about body horror and surviving in the aftermath of disasters. I’ve tried in the past to get included on your lists of ‘new books this month’ or ‘ebooks on sale’ with no luck, because I don’t have ties to a major publisher.

Roll Fizzlebeef

You sound like someone who either didn’t grow up in an abusive home environment or are in denial about it. Please don’t judge others for putting healthy distance between themselves and their abusers.

“Anyone who hasn’t spoken to a parent in 6 years has some shit to deal with.” Yes. They’re dealing with their parent being an abusive asshole to them. They’re dealing with it by removing themselves from that toxic environment.

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I love Messenger and all, but based on testing with friends, deleting a message only deletes it on your account, not the recipient’s.

I assume you’re already familiar with McMansion Hell.

Late reply, but wanted to let you know that 1) akinjaGuy is either a troll or a slob who DNRTFA, and 2) I dealt with an extremely similar situation for years and only stopped feeling like a slave after he moved out and the divorce was finalized.