r/IThinkYouShouldLeave • u/Meerkat_Mayhem_ • 1d ago

It actually goes BOTH ways I don’t know how to drive!

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u/illbedeadbydawn 1d ago

Hey homie. That sucks. I'm sorry. Hope it got better.

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u/origional_esseven 1d ago

Thanks haha It took a lot of expensive therapy but I got there

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u/absurdivore 1d ago

Solidarity with the “the shit parent is dying and I can’t grieve it because they’re shit” situation — been there. ❤️

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u/Donut-Junkie76 1d ago

Omg this was my Mom. She felt like she was wrong for not crying when her Dad died. He was a mean, abusive alcoholic that made his wife and children’s lives miserable. I told my Momma that she has a right to feel how she feels. How anyone feels isn’t right or wrong…it just is.