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tw: emotional abuse i live at home and 6 months ago i started to recognize my parents’ emotional abuse. they love me, i know they do, but they’re SO toxic and SO hurtful. my mom crossed a boundary i specifically stated, then told me she doesn’t care +
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Anonymous 1w

about my boundaries, and she’ll do whatever she wants. i haven’t initiated a conversation with her since. i’ll answer “yes” or “no” when she asks me a q but that’s it. i haven’t looked at her since. i feel so guilty for doing this. but at the same time, i can’t just pretend and move on like everything’s okay? and that’s what she’s expecting, bc neither of my parents healthily communicate. they just pretend nothing happened, but i can’t do that.

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Anonymous 1w

I’m sorry hun. 🫶

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