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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am about to cut contact with a severely abusive parent that is not getting any better. She’s taken care of and living in an assisted living home. How did it feel when the parent passed away? Did you cry or mourn them? Did you have regrets? [/quote]

OP, you need to do what is best for yourself. if having some type of contact is good for you, do it, otherwise don't. your mom is taken care of so she is not going to die of starvation under a bridge. you don't owe her your life. i never had this experience, but a relative had it. her mom was abusive, all the kids became estranged from the mom except for this relative who moved to another country but kept  mentally and physically in touch with the mom (multiple calls a day and so on). eventually even that was impossible (in the last conversation, the mom told my relative that she wished her a painful death, this after relative had been diagnosed with metastatic cancer). the mother died before my relative and my relative's real regret was not cutting contact years before. [/quote]

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