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Adult family relationships have historically been culturally mandatory and unseverable but that’s increasingly not the case in the US. Cultural messages that u
by bradleyjg 3y ago
Adult family relationships have historically been culturally mandatory and unseverable but that’s increasingly not the case in the US.
Cultural messages that use therapy-speak, if not necessarily promulgated by actual therapists, encourages more and more atomization. Anyone that is annoying, disagreeable, or who has the wrong ideology is labeled “toxic” and people are encouraged to cut them out of their lives. This includes parents, siblings, spouses—of course an uncle or cousin is entirely disposable.
- episiarch 3y agoI have been intentionally toxic to my family for years, and only recently succeeded in having them cut me out of their lives. The "unseverable" bonds of family have caused a litany of mental and physical problems for me my entire life. It's only since my "toxic" behavior finally exhausted their fidelity that I've begun to feel like myself.
- bradleyjg 3y agoI've begun to feel like myself. How can you tell?