welcome to the shit show honey

Sending love to those celebrating holiday season who live in dysfunctional/toxic households. This is probably the hardest time of all.

"Every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child."

it may seem especially cruel to be angry at your mother when knowing that she too is a victim. but you also have to know that being a victim is not a qualification to not treat others like human beings. looking away from the fact you’re her own child that she failed to protect and love, she also failed to treat you with basic human respect. the way she treats you is unfair and her being traumatized does not make what she does to you okay. it doesn’t give her “special treatment” from fulfilling her responsibilities as a parent. the system is really fucked up for doing generations of women like that, but sadly it’s a part of our mothers’ responsibility to break that cycle

i hate that mother doesn't know a single thing about me. the only things she remembers are conveniently distorted to fit her narrative so i can be the villain to her hopeless victim

a toast to everyone whose most toxic person in their life is their mom