I think the hurt has more to do with me than your comment. I feel bad all the time that I would ever have involved myself with such a toxic group of alcoholics and abusers.

Since I’m literally in the last weeks of reaching settlement, the entire clan has escalated with the manipulation and power plays. It’s obvious, they know the jig is up, so it’s fun to control the last weeks and make the process as torturous as possible. But the stress and pain is horrible.