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it sucks that we also have such a mess of parents because she also gets so much abuse from them which constantly pushes her away while raising the bar for what's unacceptable

gsis initially moved back home with the hope that their first grandchild would trump everything and she could have that ideal family life... but then gmom completely exploded leaving no choice but to leave, and by now just time and time again interacting with our parents just repeats that same lesson that our family brings nothing but trauma which encourages further isolation

talking to gdad about it is completely impossible, when anyone says his words or actions are harmful he takes offense at the insinuation he could do any wrong and reacts in anger. I've tried to tell gmom the only thing we can do is provide a positive family environment gsis can feel at ease with, but gmom perceives herself to be the most brilliant manipulative mastermind when in reality it's so blatantly transparent every time she tries to force her own guidance on gsis and is incredibly pushy about it while disregarding her feelings and again reacting in anger when gsis won't follow along with the specific path gmom clearly wants to be taken