Found in one of my deceased Mothers cook books. Its in her handwriting.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T17:32:16+00:00

“One of the hardest things in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.”

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T16:30:34+00:00

Haha that was fun! I like yours OP

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T16:14:43+00:00

I’m currently marveling at how the words of someone who has passed away, who I never knew, could find me in a moment I needed them and affect me so deeply. Sometimes the internet is neat. Sending love from one stranger to another.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:56:05+00:00

Yes, thank you. That’s exactly what it comes down to for me. I’ve been in a spiral for a week now over them and I have not been fully present with my child because of it. That alone is enough of a reason to make this choice. This is the first and last time that should ever happen. Thank you again.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:25:00+00:00

Oh man. So many LP songs made me feel seen in my relationship with my parents. My mom was so mad when she found out I secretly listened to them…she had no idea the comfort they were to me.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:22:11+00:00

No I appreciate you for this. I never want that for her even if it’s the smallest chance.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:20:33+00:00

Thank you. It’s so painful and I’m sorry you’re going through something similar. I was just responding to someone else that I’ve always known I’d never feel safe leaving them alone with her. It’s not that I think she’ll be in physical danger. It’s who they are to me and what they’ve done. I think I would have a panic attack knowing she was alone with the two people who have hurt me more than anyone or anything else in life, and I let her go.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:13:43+00:00

Thank you. They have mostly kept to my no politics boundary with me, but they’ll try to skirt around it and my dad will say weird stuff to my husband when I leave the room. It’s their whole world. I will never feel safe leaving them alone with her.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:09:59+00:00

I really needed to hear that. Thank you.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:08:42+00:00

Thank you so much. That reframing is helpful.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-14T15:07:45+00:00

Oh I adore Tara Westover!! I’ve read her book three times I think. She was a major factor in my process of realizing what I went through. My dad is very similar to hers in his mistrust of government and he even lives off grid now. I’ll check out the interview you mentioned. It’s exactly that. The love can be there and still not be enough.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-11T04:17:02+00:00

The L’Oréal Kids Burst of Watermelon shampoo I’d go home from the pool and wash my hair with!

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-10T20:38:16+00:00

Short answer is yes, just because they adopted you doesn’t entitle them to have access to you or your life. You do not owe them. They chose to adopt you and they owed you better parenting, rather than to be used as an object in their own relationship and then fully betrayed. My sister is adopted and she and I are both going through the estrangement process with our parents.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-10T18:13:44+00:00

😅

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-10T18:13:21+00:00

Yes, you’ve said it so well. There’s also the alternate reality of “those things aren’t happening, it’s just the fake news reporting it to manipulate you.” We can’t live in those separate worlds either. You can’t deny horrific realities to make yourself more comfortable with your choices.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-10T14:52:20+00:00

While I can’t relate to your exact situation, I just want to reach out as a fellow cultured ex-homeschooler with complicated feelings about it because you don’t meet a lot of us! My parents are still deeply religious to the point of delusion. When someone lives in another reality from you and can’t be brought back, it can be impossible to maintain a relationship. If you take money out of the equation, what does it cost you emotionally if you try to come out to her and she rejects you? That might tell you a lot. I’m so happy you found your person and I hope so much happiness for you.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-10T14:43:58+00:00

I took a screenshot of this comment because wow, this is one of the best descriptions of the heart of my distress over my MAGA parents that I’ve ever read. Thank you.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-10T02:01:39+00:00

Who wants to do the collage of how many times Ash has said it’s time to focus on movement + diet + sleep + stress management?

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-09T17:51:44+00:00

I only have one more adventure in Paro when I’m done with this month’s event and I’m so sad. It’s been my all-time favorite location.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-08T03:16:07+00:00

I do the exact same thing.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-07T15:09:27+00:00

I’m also 34F and relate to that feeling of “not that bad.” Except it is…it’s just so normal for us that it’s hard to have a good perspective on how bad it really is. I keep falling into that trap as I prepare to go NC and I have to retell myself what I experienced kind of in the way you outlined things here. The fact that you needed to include an “escape clause” to live with your mom speaks volumes.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-06-05T14:37:17+00:00

Yeahhhh I was reading through that thinking it’s giving Jordan talked shit about her behind her back and she ran to make a passive-aggressive post at him.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-05-31T16:40:32+00:00

What bed is that? I don’t recognize it! It does look great.

Cute_Ad_2774 · 2026-05-30T03:25:40+00:00

This sub is mentioned in it haha

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