Thanks Vera for your post It gives me a lot to think about I was raised by guilt and control by my Mom. My siblings and I were brought into domestic abuse (verbal) by her towards my step father She also verbally abused us and sometimes physically lashed out at us My Grandmother who lived across the street from us was my saviour She treated me with kindness and love I guess I learned to take the blame for my family’s dysfunction My Mom and Sister still play the same game Everyone else is wrong They take no responsibilty for their actions I do distance myself and I do have boundaries This is something that I work on! Thanks for mentioning my youngest daughter She broke up with her boyfriend of 8 years because of his verbal abuse She is living with friends She is struggling with her drug addiction I pray for her also
