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And let's crack on with today's first story. Much love, guys. Now, today's first story's coming from the

nuclear revenge subreddit from Miss Booth, who says, I went no contact with my narcissistic

mother over a tea kettle. She tried to ruin my life again. So, I ruined hers. I'm 42. To say that I tried for too long is an understatement.

I tried the hands-off approach for my 30s and most of the time it worked. However, as I've been

learning about my codependency and trying to heal from the trauma, that woman has wrought across

my life.

I've been much more upfront on calling her out on her bull crap.

I was patient.

I wouldn't back down anymore and I'd often find myself feeling absolute pleasure

at seeing her flying off in a narcissistic rage over me being able to beat her at her own game.

Fun for a while, right?

But I realized these talks and texts we had were coming at a price to my mental well-being.

Sometimes I admit she'd get me.

As a mum, she knew what buttons she could push to really get a rise out of me.

I was trying to work on myself and started debating if no contact

would be the best choice. That's when it happened. The thing that sent me over the edge was

an old tea kettle. Back story. I moved back to my hometown after my grandmother's health

was starting to go downhill to take

care of her, as she was a former nursing home CNA. I always promised my nanny I wouldn't

ever let her waste away in one of those facilities. But with the move came drawbacks. My

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