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This makes so much sense...thank you for sharing this with me. It's so counterintuitive to the person whose been raised by the parents who just want everything to be normal, regardless of her actions, that I need to detach...but I do think it's the best thing for me and my family. It's going to create a lot of dischord (or repercussions, as my mother so kindly put it) with the rest of my family, but God made me stubborn, and strong for a reason, and I think this is part of that reason...plus I have a very supportive husband, and 2 beautiful boys that need their whole mom, not half a mom who cares for them, and half a mom enmeshed with Auntie's drama. This is going to be hard, but I know I can do it, thanks to the support I'm allowing myself to finally get. Thanks! It's amazing how much easier it is to be hopeful when you realize it's not possible to do it on your own...