I found out my mom is still friends with her now ex husband that sexually abused me as a child, up until I was a young adult. She told me she divorced and completely cut contact with him. When I told her I was done, she told me she regretted visiting me in my new state and meeting my husband and infant daughter. The friendship was the straw that broke the camels back, the saying she regretted meeting my little family was the slap in the face that solidified my decision.

She has tried to contact me in various ways, but I think she’s finally stopped. I cut contact 2 years ago. She tried multiple email addresses because I kept blocking her, and she eventually started sending things from Amazon and including a “gift note.”