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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
Establishing boundaries that tell someone when they have gone too far, is nowhere close to the same thing as rudeness. (Though people who bully others tend to see it that way - they think it's rude of you to try and stop them from stepping all over you.)
Since I don't know your family situation, this is probably a good time for me to exit this conversation. I will leave one last comment though:
I have family members who no longer talk to me, because at some point in the past they went too far, and I made that clear to them. They took offense, and are now avoiding me. And I am perfectly fine with that. If I have to let them bully me in order for them to like me, I don't need them in my life.
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I came from a very abusive home. 15 years I was far away living my life, doing what I want being free. Then last year here I am again back in the mess I swore I never be in again. I have cut my biological father out of my life since last year due to what he tried to do with my husband but I'm stuck with my mother, my sister and their social circles.
I have to rely on them for almost everything. My word is treated like trash most of the time. I get interrogated constantly. I have no privacy anymore. My husband has been ill and aloof leaving me to deal with everything myself. He's just starting to work again. I look forward to the day I can just walk away and not have to deal with the crap anymore.
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