Originally Posted by
maidentomother
Hugs Lace. I cut off contact with my mom several times but the last time completely, 4 years ago. Even when I heard she dying this January supposedly, I didn't want to make contact. Now she's dead and there's no chance for her to ever change....though I highly doubt she would have done anything except get worse.
Brava for you to breaking the cycle. My mom was abused physically and emotionally by both parents, grandma was a cold, distant woman and grandpa a sexist violent alcoholic. I mostly pitied her these past several years. She was a miserable, lonely, delusional harpy.