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Mental Health Support

Wild blueberry

(6,751 posts)

22. You deserve better, much better

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2024, 09:18 PM

May 14

Your chosen family is full of love, kindness, respect, and acceptance.
Hold all that to your heart.
Sending a big hug

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A lack of understanding and kindness. I had described here the toxicity in my home. I last talked to my my mother on [View all] debm55 May 14 OP

Sending love XanaDUer2 May 14 #1

XanaDUer2. I would even put them in the malignant narcisstic grouping. But it is what it always was and is. My heart debm55 May 14 #4

I am so sorry. Please stay away from them. They have absolutely nothing to offer you but pain and selfishness. MLAA May 14 #21

I'm so sorry for what you and your sweetheart are going through. littlemissmartypants May 14 #2

We here are all with you and your husband in spirit. raging moderate May 14 #3

My husband is 73. I don't know what I would do if he wasn't here. debm55 May 14 #8

that's horrifying. barbtries May 14 #5

I'm sorry, come here and tell us about it anytime you feel like it Walleye May 14 #6

In my thoughts..... AltairIV May 14 #7

Now you folks have me crying for the love and support you have shown me. Thank you. I have therapist and a phycologist, debm55 May 14 #11

Oh God I am sorry. Families can be the worst. Sending you love. Maraya1969 May 14 #9

I am so sorry to hear about this brutal treatment of you and yours at the hands of your M and sister. SWBTATTReg May 14 #10

Thank you. debm55 May 14 #15

Damn, I'm so sorry you have these relatives. Biophilic May 14 #12

I had a very narcistic mother - TBF May 14 #13

Thank you for your kind words. debm55 May 14 #16

So sorry to hear this debm55 RainCaster May 14 #14

Thank you RainCaster, and I agree. I will go back to no contact. Her closing words were " you call me if something debm55 May 14 #18

Ask the medical team for support Dear_Prudence May 14 #17

Thank you very Dear_Prudence that is a great idea. debm55 May 14 #19

"" AllaN01Bear May 14 #20

You deserve better, much better Wild blueberry May 14 #22

So very sad for you Avis May 14 #23

OMG, whatever you do, Demobrat May 14 #24

I'm sorry you have zero support from them. Bluethroughu May 14 #25

I'm so sorry cate94 May 14 #26

I've been watching stories similar to yours on Youtube... Archae May 14 #27

All of my story is real--punched out baby teeth, black eyes. broken bones, sexual abuse by grandmother, called a " debm55 May 15 #34

Oh, my dear Deb Wicked Blue May 20 #36

Excise them like the human cancer they are . . . hatrack May 14 #28

Huggggggs, Deb and Rich. Please, for the sake of yours and Rich's sanity niyad May 14 #29

Those are terrible things to say... AmBlue May 14 #30

I'm so sorry, debm55. area51 May 14 #31

Please do not give them any more opportunities to hurt you. onecaliberal May 14 #32

It's tough when you need support and family isn't capable of it Warpy May 14 #33

K and R (no text) Stuart G May 17 #35