By Danielle Boroian Addiction Is Stealing My Sister
A couple of weeks ago, I opened a Christmas gift from my sister that had languished in her apartment until…
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I’m Letting Go of My Toxic Mother
My mom died. She died, but I became free. For the very first time in my life, I’m not worried…
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By Sarah Foss My Dad Didn’t Give Me the Love I Needed Because He Couldn’t
I remember the dread each year as mid-June approached. Father’s Day was coming, and the people-pleaser in me that sought…
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When My Dad Left My Mom, He Left Me Too
When I was young, the back of my father was like the biggest mountain in the world. He was my…
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Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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By Her View From Home Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts
It’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…
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By Connie Cumming My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me
I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
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By Autumn Knapp Caring For My Toxic Mother Is An Offering, Not a Duty
I’m living smack in the middle of a generational sandwich. If you haven’t heard the term before, “sandwich generation” refers…
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By Jessica Wanner Setting Boundaries Has Side Effects No One Talks About
I cut off my brother a few months ago. Easter Sunday, to be exact. It wasn’t something I wanted to…
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A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t
It’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…
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By Calleen Petersen Even a Strained Family Relationship Hurts When it Ends
Hallmark movies always give a happy ending after a complicated story. But what do you do when you don’t get…
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I’m Done Trying To Include Uninvolved Family
I just sent you photos of my son playing soccer, and at Disney, and out shopping for his very first…
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