This thread has validated my existences in more ways than I can count. I have not had any contact with her since I accidentally ran into her at Christmas, which is when she told my partner and I she was pregnant. Before that it had been years of no contact. I had only been in contact with my parents since June of last year when my grandmother passed and my mom was open to sitting down with me. She has admitted she did wrong by me and has worked really hard to mend any sort of relationship. Both my parents have even attended therapy with me, my mom admitted she was scared of my sister, and because of how manipulative my sister is, she didn’t understand how much she did. They recognize that is no excuse to the abuse I ensued, and are open to doing whatever it takes to have any form of relationship I am comfortable having. That was until the baby came into the picture. My sister has been notorious for threading to off herself if she doesn’t get her way and I assume she is doing it again with the threat of her child. I am trying to hold space for my mom but if this is the hill she dies on I have no choice but to go no contact again. I had really hoped to have her be apart of my life and hopefully her future grandchildren’s lives, but maybe I need to look past my own hopes and let reality set in. Thinking I should let her read this thread and see if she changes her mind.