Mother’s Shocking Threat to Call CPS on Daughter Reveals Dark Family Secrets
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.”
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“It’s not selfish to protect yourself”
Viperbunny says this decision was very difficult, and it made her feel incredibly guilty all the time. “I felt guilty that my kids wouldn’t have my family. They all sided with my parents. I felt like an awful daughter. I was worried about being a bad mother,” she noted.
But she stuck with therapy. “I learned how to reprogram my brain. I had to gain confidence in myself, something I had never been allowed to do. I went from being told I was ‘too nervous’ to drive, to being someone who drives my kids all around,” she shared. “I have a community of friends who are like family. It took time, but I eventually started really living me life in a way I never had.”
Even today though, the author says she receives messages from her mom through her husband. “He didn’t change his number, so she sends stuff to him. She does everything from beg to threaten, but we never reply back. Given that she has not sought therapy for herself, and the crazy things I hear about them, she hasn’t changed and, therefore, is never going to be safe to be around.”
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