I think there is a real danger of the non estranged sibling being pressured to pick a side. That's making it more difficult to align with ones own values. Surely the non estranged sibling needs distance from both the parent and the estranged sibling at that point in order to connect to their own values. The non estranged sibling can validate either side without accepting all their behaviours but if they're not careful they lose themselves to someone else's narrative again.
2026-01-16 21:47:54
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Human Druid 🍁 :
I think I would need to go no contact or minimal contact with my parent in order to be able to reconnect with them in a healthy way. Right now, having a healthy relationship with them in which I don’t feel constantly triggered or pressured to fulfil their needs and wants by ignoring my own, feels impossible.
2026-01-25 13:45:04
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