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She called me over and over, I ignored the phone until I was calm enough to actually answer and talk in a civilised manner. She thought everything was cool until she tried to end the call, and I hit her with all the rumours that she'd been spreading. She then tried to force me to tell her who my sources were and what they'd repeated. Thank God for this website, and for GK in specific. I was reading one of his posts, so when she tried the guilt-trip then pause (repeat until opponent breaks down and cries their apologies) it just didn't work. I didn't lose my temper, I simply didn't say anything when she started the standard "If you want to cut me out of your life, then that's your choice" spiel. I held my tongue when she used her version of an endgame weapon - "I love you, I've always loved you and I always will". After she told me that it's her job as a grandmother to be concerned about how well I'm going with parenting 'her babies' I didn't bite her head off, I simply told her that I can't deal with the emotional rollercoaster of a relationship with her at this point in time, and I don't think that my children or my husband should have to tolerate her behaviour anymore. I grew up with her nonsense, that doesn't mean that my kids should have to as well.
Thanks everyone for giving me the courage to cut her out of my life. I guess I didn't realise how bad it was until I wrote it down, re-read it and saw everyone's reactions.
She called me over and over, I ignored the phone until I was calm enough to actually answer and talk in a civilised manner. She thought everything was cool until she tried to end the call, and I hit her with all the rumours that she'd been spreading. She then tried to force me to tell her who my sources were and what they'd repeated. Thank God for this website, and for GK in specific. I was reading one of his posts, so when she tried the guilt-trip then pause (repeat until opponent breaks down and cries their apologies) it just didn't work. I didn't lose my temper, I simply didn't say anything when she started the standard "If you want to cut me out of your life, then that's your choice" spiel. I held my tongue when she used her version of an endgame weapon - "I love you, I've always loved you and I always will". After she told me that it's her job as a grandmother to be concerned about how well I'm going with parenting 'her babies' I didn't bite her head off, I simply told her that I can't deal with the emotional rollercoaster of a relationship with her at this point in time, and I don't think that my children or my husband should have to tolerate her behaviour anymore. I grew up with her nonsense, that doesn't mean that my kids should have to as well.
Thanks everyone for giving me the courage to cut her out of my life. I guess I didn't realise how bad it was until I wrote it down, re-read it and saw everyone's reactions.
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