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[quote=Anonymous][quote]NP and another person who has witnessed sibling estrangement and how it hurts everyone around them, in my own family. I've also noticed (with friends and family who have experienced this), that its rarely just one toxic person at play. If you ask people with at least a little bit of emotional distance from the situation, they see things a bit differently.

I have a toxic person in my life, and FWIW, I just minimize contact and do not make grand gestures. I stay cordial. This has allowed relationships besides mine to flourish.[/quote]

I'm surprised you haven't learned that people and families are different.  It is far less painful for me to have no contact with toxic family members.  Cutting them off doesn't involve any grand gestures - that's what the toxic people engage in.  I don't need to ask anyone else how they feel about it because, after a great deal of therapy, I finally learned that my emotions are important and it's unhealthy to value someone else's feelings over my own.  You, clearly, have a different perspective and experience.  How nice for you.   [/quote]

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