Thanks FG for your post. Sorry for the loss of your Mother. That must have been a hard and difficult time for you. I have had toxic relationships before and have distanced myself. I don’t know if I think that I should be loyal to my Mom even though she causes me so much pain. I think I am in the same rut with my Mom again. We are with each other too much. I have explained this to her but she is becoming more dependent on me. She can function on her own but doesn’t want to. I will let a few days go by before making contact with her again. Then I will set my boundaries. again and stick with them. It is like she sucks the life out of me. So much negativity, complaining and judging. Every time we have conflict she tells me that it is my fault and belittles me. Enough, I am allowing her to behave this way. I can’t see myself having a normal life if I let this continue. I want to gamble badly. I am doing everything possible to refrain.
