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<blockquote data-quote="2much2recover" data-source="post: 640693" data-attributes="member: 18366"><p>Me too! I can't agree more. </p><p>Both of my birth parents are long deceased but they were good people. Due to the loss of one of my sisters at (her) age of nine, my parents just weren't emotionally available. They kind of shielded their own hearts from further hurt. This left me with siblings who are very dysfunctional and I walked away from them many years ago actually right around the holiday season. I said to myself: "Self, would you rather sit at a table surrounded by dysfunctional people because they are your "family" or be alone or make plans with friend?" I chose the latter. (Except daughter sister until she passed 2 years ago)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I often say that I "hated" my (maternal) grandmother and it just really shocks people. Why? Well she was a mean, angry and a manipulative bit*h. She also was the only one ever in my family to physically abuse me. She would hit the backs for my legs with the old fashioned wire type flyswatter with the wire just because I was passing by and within her reach! (I was afraid to tell anyone) also a lot of sexual abuse went on under her roof as well. She would be very mean to me and my siblings and my mom too, even though my father was not only providing for his own family but paying the majority of her bills too. I think the sociopath in her couldn't stand to have her ego deflated by someone else getting the credit for her lazy life so she took it out on mom and the kids. Anyway when my therapist brought up to me where I thought this sociopath behavior my daughter displays was coming from (by the way the 1st and only person who ever asked me that question) I knew instantly is came from "Granny" My do I hate that term LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2much2recover, post: 640693, member: 18366"] Me too! I can't agree more. Both of my birth parents are long deceased but they were good people. Due to the loss of one of my sisters at (her) age of nine, my parents just weren't emotionally available. They kind of shielded their own hearts from further hurt. This left me with siblings who are very dysfunctional and I walked away from them many years ago actually right around the holiday season. I said to myself: "Self, would you rather sit at a table surrounded by dysfunctional people because they are your "family" or be alone or make plans with friend?" I chose the latter. (Except daughter sister until she passed 2 years ago) I often say that I "hated" my (maternal) grandmother and it just really shocks people. Why? Well she was a mean, angry and a manipulative bit*h. She also was the only one ever in my family to physically abuse me. She would hit the backs for my legs with the old fashioned wire type flyswatter with the wire just because I was passing by and within her reach! (I was afraid to tell anyone) also a lot of sexual abuse went on under her roof as well. She would be very mean to me and my siblings and my mom too, even though my father was not only providing for his own family but paying the majority of her bills too. I think the sociopath in her couldn't stand to have her ego deflated by someone else getting the credit for her lazy life so she took it out on mom and the kids. Anyway when my therapist brought up to me where I thought this sociopath behavior my daughter displays was coming from (by the way the 1st and only person who ever asked me that question) I knew instantly is came from "Granny" My do I hate that term LOL [/QUOTE]
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