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Originally Posted by Buff
Sometimes things a re good for a few weeks and sometimes my mom's behavior is toxic towards me. How do you cut a toxic person out of your life when they are your mother who is old and you're the only person in the world who can provide care for her?
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Hoooo boy....do I ever resonate with this.
We put the ball in her court. We asked her what would make her happy. Whatever it is, living situation etc., we would do it.
She offered her own solution and we agreed. She now lives on the other side of the country without us anywhere near her. It was her idea. I wasn't crazy about it, but it just wasn't working here anymore.
She seems happy now, and we're much happier. We chat now and then and that's about it. She's still my mom, but now she's at arm's length and not directly involved in our lives anymore.
Best decision I ever made.