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[quote=Anonymous]You know, OP, if she were an addict and you took this to Al-Anon, you'd get a lot of support for detaching from your mom and not expecting her to change. Actually when I went to Al-Anon back in the day, I used it to detach from my mom who at the time was not the alcoholic in my life. But it really helped me set boundaries with her and disentangle my feelings from her behavior. Because of that later I was able to have a better relationship with her. (And later I figured out that she was an alcoholic - but that's another story.) All this is to say, that even though you intellectually know you can't expect anything from your mom, you really haven't given up hoping she will change. And probably doing that would involve a fair bit of grieving --that won't feel good for awhile, but if you work through it, it will pass. I'm so sorry. You deserve better. I hope you find peace soon.[/quote]
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