That really sucks!

This is a great comment! It doesn’t hurt me to share my story - for people with shitty parents, I think the holidays are always triggering and sharing stories about it is good for the heart. My mom was a bad mom, sounds like your mom was too. It helped me to understand why (borderline personality disorder) but didn’t…

It’s hard raising kids in that legacy! Good for you for standing up for yourself

Truth! They are more common than most think

I really liked BPDFamily (they have a discussion for people related to individuals with borderline personality disorder). Reddit has a good one too (raised by narcissists) - the shitty thing is that narcissists raise narcissists so these places can be awesome and awful. 

She was a nasty and abusive person! I used to never share stories like this because I was taught that to do so was a betrayal to my fam (“her intentions were good!”). The reality is that the best gift is what the other person wants, not what you think they should want. I realize now that shit like this really groomed…

What a shitty family! I hope you’ve managed to create some distance, it sounds really awful

We should swap shitty family stories over wine! I’m also NC 10 years and admit that it enormously improved the holidays 

This is brilliant

Right? Me too. So many things gone - the black table, regretsy, chunks of this place. 

What a bitch! You should give her some expired food from your kitchen.

I’d be tempted to get her “Jesus saves” crap for the rest of her life also a book on supportive parenting since she’s so into the self help genre.

You should bedazzle it and give it back

You saved the birthday candles for last?! That was my fav bad gift by far.

And she should have!!

I hope my kids get me stuff like that, I’d wear the shit out of it (or use it!).

This is terrible!!

When you finally joined the family! Sounds like my in-laws 

This is terrible!!

Yes!!!! I want this story to be my story