Mother’s Shocking Threat to Call CPS on Daughter Reveals Dark Family Secrets
Isn’t it wild how the people we expect to be our biggest cheerleaders sometimes turn out to be the ones throwing the curveballs? Imagine relying on your mom for love and compassion, only to find her threatening to call CPS on you as a form of revenge—that’s exactly what one woman went through. When family ties get tangled in toxic behaviors and manipulation, cutting off contact might seem like an extreme move, but sometimes it’s the only way to protect yourself and your kids. Dive into this jaw-dropping Reddit saga where a daughter decides enough is enough, and hear directly from the mom behind the story about how all this unfolded — trust me, it’s a rollercoaster of emotions, legal twists, and hard-earned healing. Ready to unravel this family drama with me? LEARN MORE
We should always be able to count on our parents to be our biggest supporters. Even if you don’t see eye-to-eye on politics, how to raise your children or which artist deserves to win Album of the Year, at the end of the day, you should be able to show one another love and compassion.
But unfortunately for one woman, her mother has decided that they have conflicting interests. And she’s not afraid to ruin her relationship with her daughter to get what she wants. Below, you’ll find a story that was posted on Reddit breaking down exactly why this woman has decided to go no-contact with her mom. Keep reading to find all of the details, as well as a conversation with the mother who shared this post.
Becoming estranged from a parent can be extremely painful
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But when this woman realized how toxic her relationship with her mother was, she decided that she had no choice but to cease contact
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“Even if they never did anything to hurt me again, I couldn’t trust them with how they hurt me in the past”
To find out more about this situation, we got in touch with the mom who shared this post, Reddit user Viperbunny. She was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and discuss how her relationship with her mother has been since all of this transpired.
“It’s been a long and interesting journey. To start, no, my mom never called CPS,” the author revealed. “It wasn’t the only threat she ended up making. She and my dad also threatened to sue for Grandparents’ Rights, but they never did that either. If I had to guess why, it would have hurt them to lose in court to me. They didn’t have a winnable case, and if they had brought me to court, I would have shared lots of information I am sure they didn’t want public.”
Viperbunny also noted that her mother did a few things that scared and frustrated her. “The first year we were no-contact, she and my dad came up and went to the police station. It was a week before Christmas, and they asked the police to come to our door and invite us to the police station, so my parents could exchange presents with my children,” the mom shared. “I told them, ‘No, my parents are ab*sive, and we have a file at their station documenting the harassment.’ The police told us to lock the door and call if my parents showed up.”
About three years into being no-contact, Viperbunny says her mom called the police for a wellness check. “She claimed she hadn’t heard from me in a while and was worried. I again had to explain to the police that they were being used to harass me,” the author continued.
Unfortunately, the OP says she was terrified for a long time. “I was afraid if I wasn’t perfect, CPS would show up, and I would have to prove that I was fit. I drove myself near crazy cleaning and organizing and doing all I could to show that it was a false report.”
“I did consult a lawyer, but he told me that, while my parents wouldn’t be able to force a place in my kids’ lives, I would never get a restraining order against them,” the author says. “A judge would see desperate people who miss their grandkids. It was very frustrating. For a few years, I was afraid to leave the house because I didn’t know if my parents would show up and try something.”
We were also curious about whether or not Viperbunny’s mom ever apologized. “Not sincerely,” she told Bored Panda. “Any message that is meant as an apology, she says she doesn’t understand what she did and that I need to stop holding a grudge. She isn’t capable of doing better.”
The OP also shared that, when these threats started, she got back into therapy. “I eventually decided, with the help from my therapist, that I wasn’t going to ever have my parents back in my life. That was an incredibly sad and awful decision to have to make, but it was necessary. I was able to explore how I grew up and realize how [mistreated] I was. I was the family scapegoat. I realized that, even if they never did anything to hurt me again, I couldn’t trust them with how they hurt me in the past.”
