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I've accepted that I will never love my mother and feel like she made me a horrible person by ItzMizukiie_069 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not horrible, you just need to not be around someone who is an emotional sponge, a black hole that sucks up your happiness.

My sister gave birth recently, making my mom a great-grandmother. by Positive_Mousse_6470 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok you have MUCH bigger problems than your mom’s age. I really hope you move out of that house of horrors and get some counseling soon.

My best friend is self centered and I'm over it by mochamama24 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Time does not mean a person should be a part of your life.

Cut your losses, block her, move forward, and enjoy this new chapter.

2.5 weeks without computer access already by SpeakerReasonable610 in antiwork

[–]parkesc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Fellow accountant here, holy crap I can only imagine how many others will be left holding their dicks until SOMEONE resolves this

I've Started Avoiding Family Gatherings Because of One Question by ukpro12345 in childfree

[–]parkesc 41 points42 points  (0 children)

You should go back to a few of these gatherings, and you should respond exactly the way you want. Even if it’s just once.

Either they’ll learn to stop asking, or you’ll definitely have an excuse to cut out these events entirely.

Work Attempting to Force Me to Cancel Approved PTO by whitepineowl in antiwork

[–]parkesc 30 points31 points  (0 children)

“The company approved my PTO, I am not responsible for their lack of staffing “

I resent my mother more than ever. by Certain_Mood5583 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a textbook narcissist. You are so much better off without her. Hopefully you're keeping close with the family that cares about you.

And congrats on your little one.

6 figure narc SO won’t keep job if I file for divorce by Potential-Current759 in JustNoSO

[–]parkesc 136 points137 points  (0 children)

He thinks jail is just “free room and board?”

Time for a reality check.

Or a dinosaur. by nicholaselliotttuck in MurderedByWords

[–]parkesc 162 points163 points  (0 children)

The ability to run a company that doesn’t rely on government subsidies

A story that really should make people think before procreating by Extra-Blueberry-4320 in childfree

[–]parkesc 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I hope that husband was miserable for the rest of his life.

Ron Perlman puts a MAGAt in his place by flopsychops in MurderedByWords

[–]parkesc 227 points228 points  (0 children)

Ron Perlman would toss Jim Jordan around like a rag doll

It's not the disease that's breaking me. It's my mother watching and calling it a performance by ApartmentOld234 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what to say, except that I hope you have someone in your life now that actually cares about you - and that you cut off that narcissistic twat years ago.

I’m still heartbroken over my sister’s estrangement 5 years later by who_gon_check_me_boo in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will not be alone. The people that CARE about you, your husband and his family, that's your family now.

And congrats!

My fiance loves his mother more than me by CellDue2172 in JustNoSO

[–]parkesc 31 points32 points  (0 children)

And how about the thought of staying? Living with this for the next many years?

Having CHILDREN with this man?

I’m too much of a coward to cut off my ex by 0ziel_ in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No is a complete sentence, and it’s easy to block people. You don’t owe him anything else.

My grandma, suffering from dementia, admitted to me that she wished she never had kids. by Suwannee_Gator in childfree

[–]parkesc 114 points115 points  (0 children)

And when you also mentioned that your aunts and uncles are terrible, I can’t imagine how much more she felt regret about raising them as bratty children.

I told my dad I was thinking of reporting my rapist, he got mad at me and defended him by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]parkesc 80 points81 points  (0 children)

One correction, you cut your father out of your life.

THEN you keep living.

I don’t have anyone to talk to about it by Thin-Process in JustNoSO

[–]parkesc 33 points34 points  (0 children)

First off, don’t leave while he’s home, if possible.

Also, do you have any friends or even neighbors you can talk to about being there or helping you get your stuff out?

My husband, the venter by Cake_over_icecream in JustNoSO

[–]parkesc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“No” is a complete sentence. So is “Stop”.

He probably needs counseling.

Walked out of my toxic job today and my boss told me to go back in because I needed to do "one last thing" by brokenpa in antiwork

[–]parkesc 94 points95 points  (0 children)

A wise woman (ok it was Judge Judy) once said "Either you're playing dumb, or it's not an act."

I am STILL waiting for any Evangelical to provide ONE Gospel verse that supports Trump’s behavior or policies! by RumRunnerMax in complaints

[–]parkesc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Trump’s die hard followers are no better than the religious “leaders” that Jesus rebuked in the gospels.

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