Thank you!

I’ve wondered about that...I think too that they are “nice” enough that she can claim she is so wonderful giving me these amazing gifts while still sending me a message and making me look nutty. Hard to say.

So true...I see my dad like 1-2 times per year, but man, in process of going NC and it is such a relief.

“People use being family as a weapon of abuse” you nailed it.

It is. And no matter what you do it won’t be enough. My mom told my whole extended family that I had cut her off and she didn’t know why a few years ago. In reality I had been emailing her at least 2x/week and calling 1x/week. I ended up screen capping proof and sending it to her. She then said she hadn’t noticed my…

Wow that is horrible. My dad pulls that with my sister except he will show up at her work. I live 2 time zones away so he can’t pull that shit and luckily I have caller ID on all my work phones. I am so sorry!

I feel so bad for Megan. I recently had to pull back from my dad for a variety of reasons, and he has badmouthed me to my entire extended family. It sucks so much. It is painful enough having a parent who is cruel. The decision of cutting a parent off is never easy, and usually comes after years of pain. Then to have…

No. It was a message to me. She gave perfectly nice gifts to other people, she singled me out for broken presents because she was mad that I wouldn’t put up with her abuse any more.

Those poor parents how totally awful.

My mom gave me broken gifts every year. It became a running joke among my friends. One year it was a broken cream pitcher from Goodwill with a note about how I could fix it. I turned it into a planter for a cactus. Another it was a weird broken locket with a massive close up of my son’s face in it, cut out from a…

Oh totally! Enjoy it while you can!

I thought I was clever for limiting YouTube but now my kid is in second grade and gets his toy ideas from classmates. Lately for him it is all about Feisty Pets. These stuffed animals that look cute but grow fangs when you squeeze them. Of all things.

I still remember how disappointed I was to not get a cabbage patch kid in that era! Instead I got a homemade doll from my grandma/great grandma which in retrospect is way better than any cabbage patch kid.

She be best.

OMG it is so horrible! So unflattering with her weird orange skin!

She is dreadful. One of those Republicans who only cares about things that directly impact them personally. She had a difficult pregnancy now suddenly she cares. God I wish the Democrat had won last month.

What the fuck is the matter with these dudes? Telling these stories like they are charming and cute not understanding that they are revealed to be assholes? This, and Jared Leto with the pranks he played on his cast mates. Fuck them.

Such bullshit. Just another way for the rich to maintain privilege.

This is so important to pursue. I worked for a non profit a few years ago, and had a high school intern (she was paid, we got a grant to help with that) who was low income from a very tough background. A Senator was looking for a HS student to give a speech at her rally, and I ended up suggesting my intern. Long story…

I am right there with you.