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Now that I am nice and warm with my crackling fire in the fireplace,

I have a question. Do you think that people should be more forgiving of abuse if it comes from family members, since they are family. Or would you distance yourself from them as you would anyone else who treated you like rubbish?

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yellowstone

Abuse is both agonizing and traumatic. You can recover and heal, but those scars will always be there. You have to learn who is healthy to be around and who is toxic to your wellbeing. Just because it's family doesn't minimize it, make it justified, or command that you can't break free from those harmful bonds.