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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]5 pages? GTFO. I am low contact with my dad. Going "no contact" would just confuse and enrage him. I have made peace with the fact he and my mom tried their best, but he still managed to create a toxic  and abusive environment that my mom enabled. I've done therapy as an adult and accepted my dad's flaws and can even point out a few strengths. I won't miss him when he dies.[/quote]

Well, the whole thread is about how the OP wrote and sent a 5-page letter and her parents say that "they have no idea" why there's estrangement and they see nothing wrong. As a parent myself I think if I've received a 5-page letter from my child, I'd read it and get something out of it, even if I might disagree. If one sends a 5-page letter, it's obviously a cry for help and an ask for validation. Saying "they have no idea" after that is really insulting and certainly not "the best" they could do. For me, this "parents did their best" that one hears so often these days has become a blanket cop-out that's really irritating. [/quote]

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