re: Being There For A Parent That Abandoned You And Has Been A Source Of Pain Your Entire Life

Disowned my own mother for somewhat similar behavior. She kept trying to talk to me and treat me like a child once I was an adult. She had at least 20 different chances to treat me like an adult. The last straw was when I asked her to stop adding every girl i date and insert herself into their lives. she tried to tell me she is the mother so my wishes don't matter as much as hers. Haven't spoken to her in 14 months.

This is the only reason I went for shared instead of primary custody of my child. I do not want my child to grow up resenting either of us, so I feel both of us should be equally apart of his life.