This is what caused me to cut the cord with my parents. My father is a massive criminal, got himself into prison for a large part of my formative years, never s

This is what caused me to cut the cord with my parents. My father is a massive criminal, got himself into prison for a large part of my formative years, never said I love you. Mother is untreated borderline, was emotionally abusive my entire life. I spent years of my adulthood trying to find a way to reconcile with them and the conclusion I came to was it's not your burden to suffer for your parents' sins. They will change or won't change of their own volition. But you deserve to survive and thrive in kindness. So much of ourselves is steeped in the company we keep. Choose the company that fosters the better, kinder, wiser you.