change my relationship with my family

Finally worked up the guts to send my Mom and Aunt an email telling them to stop spamming me with forwards. I’m so sick of my email box being filled with useless trash. Aunt got quite snippy about it though…. but I’m not responsible for her emotions. Small victory for ME!

I’ve gone for some counselling over the past couple years on my family issues. I’ll have a chance to put my newfound knowledge into action this weekend. I will be visiting my family, so I had a conversation with my mother tonight about boundaries. She doesn’t have any or respect other’s boundaries, so it had to be addressed. We had a major issue with this last time that caused an argument, so hopefully we will be able to avoid it this weekend. If we can’t I am prepared to look out for myself, and go to a hotel instead. I’m a bit nervous, but I’ve learned that I can’t let others hurt me.