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[quote=Anonymous]I cut mine off completely. My only regret is that I waited as long as I did. I should have cut her off when I was pregnant so that she wouldn't get a chance to re-start the cycle of drama and abuse and manipulation.  Instead I tried to set the kinds of boundaries described here, maintaining some kind of relationship for the kids until I had tweens who were old enough to understand what a monster she is.

Here's the thing: your abusive parent isn't a wonderful grandmother. She's the same awful person who hurt you and she *will* hurt your kids - either directly or by treating you feel terribly in front of them and confusing them.

If your kids are young and she buys them things or dotes on them that does not mean she isn't the same person who she always was. And she's a ticking time bomb.

I'm not a millennial, incidentally. I'm a teacher and a nurturing one at that.

You'll always get trashed on this board for cutting off abusive people.  That's why abuse persists -- so many apologists. [/quote]

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