Mother's Shocking Threat to Call CPS on Daughter Reveals Dark Family Secrets

Next, we asked the author what she thought of the replies to her post. “It helped to know I wasn’t the first or only person to have this problem,” she noted. “It allowed me to know I wasn’t being crazy, mean or spiteful when I cut contact. It was healing and validating to know that others had been there and that I could survive that.”

“It was also important to document everything that was happening, so I had proof of everything my parents were doing, not just for the police, but for myself,” Viperbunny continued. “It showed that they were the ones acting aggressively and that I was right to stay away. I also got cameras for my doors, and that helped a lot.”

Finally, the author added that going no-contact doesn’t mean that a person stops caring. “I do care. I miss having a family. The only thing worse than not having my family in my life would be to have my family in my life,” she shared.

“There is healing after ab*se. It’s not easy, and it’s not linear. It takes time! It took me years to process and heal, but I am living a much better life,” Viperbunny told Bored Panda. “I do feel bad when I hear my family is struggling. I do laugh sometimes because, the situation they are in, I don’t think soap opera writers could have written.”

The mom also says she forgives her parents in the sense that she knows they aren’t capable of doing better. “I couldn’t get them to change when I was in their lives, and they haven’t changed since I left. I couldn’t fix a problem that I wasn’t responsible for creating in the first place,” she shared. “Boundaries are an important part of healthy relationships, and if the people in your life don’t respect boundaries, it is a huge red flag.”