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[quote=Anonymous]Yeah a lot of dysfunctional families pull this BS. This is where you have to have your own internal moral code. You do what you feel works for your family. You continue to have them zoom or whatever, but within limits and then don't give a shit what they think or say about you. You politely set your boundaries. They stomp on them. You remain calm and re-state your rules.

Every now and then though with boundary stopping, guilt tripping family, I like to throw the calm and polite out the window and I give a massive guilt trip right back. I throw the rules out the window and just give them just as much crazy right back... For example:

They say: "How dare you deprive your grandkids of more FaceTime with their loving grandparents"

You say: How dare you now allow these precious children to have time to play outside and get exercise. Only selfish person thinks their needs are more important than the well-being of a child. 20 minutes isn't enough for you???"

They say: "I read a study of how crucial aunts and grandparents are to childhood development. You really should have them talk to us more often."

You say:"I read that guilt tripping, emotional manipulation, and not respecting boundaries are considered signs of emotional abuse and dysfunction. You are lucky we are still maintaning a relationship, but if this continues and gets worse, we may need to protect our children by backing away. An attitude of gratitude is they way to go." [/quote]

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