I'm personally a big fan of not speaking to abusive persons, ignoring them and not thinking or caring about what they might think or how they might feel. It's irrelevant.
I rely on them right now for my housing, but I also don't think I'm strong enough. How did you find the strength?
I'm not the person you responded to, but I found the strength when I realized I'd rather have a hole where her abuse was, and grieve, than keep having to live the stress and drama over and over and over.
It sucked. Still does, 20 years later. But it was so much healthier for me in the long run.
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