[State of the Kinz | cw - Mental health/ emotional abuse/ dementia] so, it sounds like mom has finally realized that grandpa is in needed of assisted care.

I hate that she had to be shocked out of her optimism

but at least now she's seen how bad it is?

and then also I got mom to admit that my dad is emotionally abusive and then in the same breath she told me 'it's not that bad'

I'm sorry, I always thought abuse was abuse and you should never tolerate it from anyone

she also tried to defend my sisters abusive exboyfriend by saying that 'his problem was just that he was spoiled rotten'

no, his problem was that he was abusive and nothing excuses that behavior

I also told My Niece, against my sister's wishes, I think she might have ADHD.

I did not want her to go through life feeling like she was different and struggling more and more and never knowing why

also, when I finally move back to Dallas, I'm really gonna miss my therapist. He said I was cool because I'm Ace and he'd never had a patient that was Ace

he was also the first person I told that Meg was my gf

and he didn't tell me I was lying to him about being Ace because I have a gf

which is usually what I get told when I say I have a gf

:: sends tea::

I'm glad your mom finally realizes that Unfortunately from a former 'excuser' it's really hard to get out of that mindset. You're right that abuse is abuse