These are my personal opinions, always seek a professional when you're making choices about your

mental health and well-being.

Well, every now and then I get questions about family.

And there are never, never questions that talk about how well the family treats the person who's writing.

It's usually something like the family is treating me this way and it's not a good way.

The family is putting me down, making me feel bad for not having the job they want me to have

or the partner they want me to have. So it makes sense that

they would want guidance or direction on how to deal with family like that. And those are the,

those are challenging because family doesn't usually go away. They're just there all the time.

And sometimes we can get away like I moved a thousand miles away

from the people that bothered me, but that also meant moving far away from the people I loved.

But I didn't want to be around the people that bothered me, which is mostly one person. And I go back

and visit and that person is still there. I don't visit that person,

but everyone else I visit and I love everyone else. And now I'm not worried about running into

that person because I have changed. And when you change, family shows up differently in your life.

And if they don't show up differently, then you show up differently in their lives so that

they don't bother you as much.

They still probably will bother you if they're a problem.

But when you're able to handle and deal with family that used to bother you and be okay if they don't change who they are

your life changes i i decided just a few years ago that there were people in my life that i'm not

going to let bother me anymore and just accept who they are just accept who they are and no they'll

never change i let go of hope I let go of wishing

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