Hey, Waffle gang. I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out

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which comes from Wandering A aimlessly nine, and it's

from the best of Reddit or update subreddit and says, am I the asshole for telling my parents

we are moving via text. A saga of breaking away from toxic parents. Long story short, my parents

have a history of lying, gaslighting, manipulation and such.

Previously, it was in regards to my little having celiac and them swearing to follow the diet,

they know well, but then sneaking her foods with gluten, while lying to her they were gluten-free.

We put them in time out for a month or two, then had a discussion with them. They were

allowed to speak when asking questions for clarification. In that, we set a lot of boundaries,

which would be loss of grandparent privileges if they didn't follow. They keep all grandkids

every Friday night because family should stick together and they want to see them and spend

time with them. Plus, it gives you guys a break. It does not. every Friday night because family should stick together and they want to see them and spend

time with them.

Plus it gives you guys a break.

It does not give me a break.

What I get is three to four hours of round trip driving to meet my parents halfway and

then waiting for them to call only to have to drop things at the last second because they

know we live further but won't give

us an hour heads up like we have repeatedly asked for. So I can't plan anything on Saturdays.

Then driving a round trip for another three plus hours, not to mention the cost of gas.

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