I often think about how small my family is and we don't really connect much. I have one brother who is sympathetic to my abusive stepfather and it makes contact with him hard.
I do stay in touch with my mom. The thing is that it reminds me of all the years she stayed with my SF.
However I have figured out that as hard as it is at times, I am glad to have connection with two people of my family of origin: my mom and another brother. I still try to reach out to the other brother who is unsympathetic to the long-term consequences of abuse.
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I do stay in touch with my mom. The thing is that it reminds me of all the years she stayed with my SF.
However I have figured out that as hard as it is at times, I am glad to have connection with two people of my family of origin: my mom and another brother. I still try to reach out to the other brother who is unsympathetic to the long-term consequences of abuse.
I saw your post and related to it and wanted to say, hi and I heard you.