Family Conflict

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Make a plan a leave. Write down everything you need to leave the house and live on your own with your child. How much money you need to make, where will you live, if you need a car. Put you plan into action. After you leave cut your parents off. While you are living in the house (this will be sound... more
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Hello, I am sorry to hear about you feeling verbally abused, trapped without an escape, and emotionally drained. Sounds to me like you are being treated more like a child than an adult. It's time to learn about healthy boundaries and being treated like an adult. This process will take time, but... more
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I imagine you are trying to figure out a way to be "fair" to your adult kids. The key word is "adult". If your daughter can afford to join the family for a vacation that's great, she's welcome to come. However, as you pointed out she took a vacation by herself last year - she chose to put her... more
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Being a parent can be all-consuming. And there are more societal pressures on mothers to be everything to their children and families. In that effort to be everything (cook, housekeeper, planner, social organizer, teacher, etc) it can be easy to forget about being you. We can certainly... more
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First of all, it is incredibly brave to be honest with yourself about who you are and what you want. Being authentically you is scary and to know that being you will impact your relationships is even scarier. Here are some tips on what to do while you are working through it:- You don't have to tell... more
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1. How dependent on you are your family (food, shelter, clothes, etc. ). Until you can fully take car of yourself I would not recommend coming out to your family. 2. Gear for the worst possible situation.3. I would look into your religion sec that has a LGBTQ members and see if you find support with... more
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Disclaimer this is going to sound harsh and maybe triggering. It seems that you have not fully accepted that your mother has Alzheimer's and all the hardships that come with the brain being breaking down. I would recommend that you may want to look into grieving counseling; for the lost of the... more
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I'm sorry to hear that your brother has been having such a rough time. He's lucky to have you on his side (although he may not always see it that way).As far as whether you can sign him in, that depends on a lot of different things.I would suggest that you Google the state and county that you live... more
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Do you live with your mom and have constant interaction with her? It is your choice who you share things with. You can set some clear boundaries. She can either talk about the interest you feel comfortable or you can reduce, eliminate conversations with her. These arguments are most likely not... more
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Your situation sounds extremely frustrating.You're doing the right move to state you don't want to discuss your depression with her.I guess you could ask if she would like to know your reason to not speak w her about your depression. If you feel she can handle a reasonable conversation, and you... more
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