This is awesome! I once heard emotional abusing children as “planting time bombs for the future” - so true for me, I’m surprised at what triggers me sometimes.

He even failed at stealing, how’d the adult version turn out?

I also like to pack my delicates in a clear plastic bag in case I have to open my luggage for inspection. 

As a mom of a hockey/sports loving kid, I wish there was more of an honest discussion like this around sports. Brains are valuable!

That face looks like it belongs on a latex sex doll. 

Yesss, I love me some good avoidance. Hope you treat yourself!

Ah, codependent couplings were my life. My mom also focused on thin and smart (but not too smart, men don’t find women that are smarter than them attractive). I look just like her which is traumatic (ha!!). I tried a few therapists before I found that hopeful connection. I don’t especially like my therapist but I…

Thanks, you too. 

That’s hot!

Old enough to be her dad! Grossss

Me too and I don’t even wear makeup! 

One year you should book a vacation and ditch 😀

Omg, my therapist wants to do EDRM. Good for you!! I’ve been building up to it...

My fav book is Children of the Self Absorbed - I love all of your comments and feel a bit scattered today but this convo is so so good!!! My therapist explained to me that the label itself doesn’t really matter. Do they have a personality disorder? Who knows, if they do it will probably never go diagnosed anyway. He…

I love you! Not love love but internet love! I read Children of the Self Absorbed (life changing) and spent a lot of time on BPDFamily (online community with a message board for people related to people with borderline or narcissistic tendencies, lots of great resources).

This is a great comment! I’m sorry we have similar histories, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. When I first went no contact, I had a friend hassle the shit out me about it, arguing that her parents also treated her badly but she would never go no contact. She started telling me it was such a white person problem to have,…

I was going to keep reading but no, after this I’m done. This is the perfect ending to a jez bedtime story. 

I have never seen a drunk Santa. Have I missed out?

Yessss, we need a forever grey club 

This string was a++. I’ve always been in the greys and get a kick out of your strategies. Need to give more fucks to get ungreyed, apparently. Could also locate my password for my old account.