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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Sometimes Letting Go of Uninvolved Family Is the Only Way Forward
As I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…
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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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Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is Hard but Worth It
Breaking generational chains is one of the most amazing, beautiful, and beneficial things I've done for my family. My children…
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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 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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My Absent Father is the Reason I’ll Always Put My Son First
Hi Dad, it’s me, your little girl. I am now a parent myself. I now have my own little kid…
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By Emma Wilson Dear Uninvolved Family, You Don’t Know What You’re Missing
Dear uninvolved family, It's sad that you don't care enough to come see us, to bother with my children. You…
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By Her View From Home 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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By Jenni Brennan I Hoped Becoming Grandparents Would Change My Absent Parents
Everything that is good about me as a parent was learned from my own parents. They have given me a…
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Dear Uninvolved Family, You Cannot Buy Our Love
Dear family who tries to buy love, instead of earning it: I was raised in an amazing family. There was…
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By Jennifer Bailey Dear Uninvolved Family, I’m Sad You Don’t Care Enough to Know Us
A letter to my family who isn’t interested in our son: Today I sent you pictures and recapped our fun-filled,…
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