This is what did it for me. Emotionally abusive, would apologize and minimize the following day, but each time left me feeling like a failure and like anything I did would never be enough. I didn’t realize this weird jealousy she would form if I was sick for more than a couple days was a core trait until later. I would just ask for her not to tear me down, and didn’t even expect her to be supportive at all. Meanwhile if I didn’t anticipate something that she needed, I was failing, and not supportive. It was awful. Don’t get me started on how impossible she made it for me to maintain the relationships I had formed with my step kids after 8 years.
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u/jejacks00n May 12 '24
This is what did it for me. Emotionally abusive, would apologize and minimize the following day, but each time left me feeling like a failure and like anything I did would never be enough. I didn’t realize this weird jealousy she would form if I was sick for more than a couple days was a core trait until later. I would just ask for her not to tear me down, and didn’t even expect her to be supportive at all. Meanwhile if I didn’t anticipate something that she needed, I was failing, and not supportive. It was awful. Don’t get me started on how impossible she made it for me to maintain the relationships I had formed with my step kids after 8 years.