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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I both had somewhat the same upbringing due to being from the same culture. Much of our abuse and neglect caused by our mothers came from cultural norms in addition to being psychologically damaged themselves. We have gone through therapy and tried confronting on several occasions. It was of no use as their abusive behavior is so deeply ingrained and they are delusional. From their vantage point, they were mothers of the year, when in fact the reality was more like living with Mommy Dearest Joan Crawford 24/7. I no longer speak to my mother and my husband has limited contact. I am cautioning you that while it sounds like you have made tremendous progress through your therapy, don't expect some ah ha moment from them as a result of the confrontation. My abusive mother got to a point, where I couldn't stand the sight of her. My husband still has to interact with his mom because his Dad is still in the picture, but it saddens me to see her break his heart every chance she gets. Like he puts a lot of thought and effort into a birthday present for his mom, then she gets it, and goes wtf is this crap, don't give me this garbage. If you don't mind that kind of stuff, then keep the relationship, but for me it isn't worth it. [/quote]

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