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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YES! I definitely feel like my parents used their kids. Not only that, they pitted my siblings against each other. The relationship I had with my siblings will never be the same which makes me profoundly sad. One parent has since passed and the other wonders why everyone has distanced themselves. We will always provide the necessary care but have distanced ourselves emotionally. This may sound cruel but those of you with toxic parents will understand what I am going through.

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I not only understand, it took me a while to figure out if I wrote this. The still living parent has caused so much drama and spewed so much vitriol that you have to distance yourself to survive emotionally. She is forever the victim and anything done for her has been forgotten and erased. Still try to do what needs to be done within reason and while maintaining sanity. She is angry that we are so distanced and will lash out about it. She takes zero responsibility for her behavior and will gaslight you if you bring up anything so you continue to talk about the weather and anything boring and tip toe on those eggshells praying not to set off more tongue lashings.[/quote]

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