Mom told me she was relieved after my brother killed himself in large part because of how badly she and my stepfather treated him.

Anonymous wrote:I'm the OP. It's not my story, it's my spouse's, and I have neither the energy nor the emotion to share right now. I am curious about what affected your decision-making processes.

Then why would anyone want to share with you. Nope.

Mental illness for one IL. Abusive and nasty behavior from the MIL. It was unrelenting. Typical narcissistic abuse cycle.

I would have cut those people off sooner if they were my own parents, tbh.

http://www.issendai.com/psychology/estrangement/missing-missing-reasons.html