sorry to hear this and thanks for sharing. my mother repeatedly sabotaged and discouraged my projects in life, and would blame anything that went wrong in my ca

sorry to hear this and thanks for sharing. my mother repeatedly sabotaged and discouraged my projects in life, and would blame anything that went wrong in my career on me. she knew i wanted a company of my own and so when i dropped out of a phd program to finally do it she gave me a little cash to get started but not enough to be able to get anywhere. that has been a recurring situation. don’t say no and help, but then do not offer any encouragement and do just enough so you can’t be blamed. eventually i was able to bootstrap and when we were at a crtitical scaling point and needed support to get to the next level i had to deal with endless shouting and arguing and mental manipulation to the point i made a bad decision and it went under. i still carry the PTSD from that to this day. i have since rebooted the company but everything has changed and it’s been an uphill battle since… i had to move halfway a across the world to distance myself and try to rebuild my career and company. to this day she tries to control me and uses money to do so. i made the mistake of relying too much on my parents financially which further complicates all of this. i wish there were more mental health and support systems specifically for startup founders.