It's not really just about looking out for my child's basic well-being. I want much more for them.
I’ve just cut ties with my grandmother, and I’m not sure whether I made the right choice. My grandmother has always been like a second mother to me, but she’s a deeply bitter, manipulative, and selfish person. Since we’ve always had a special relationship, I fooled myself into thinking she couldn’t hurt me the way I’ve seen her very deeply hurt so many others but of course my time finally came.
My fiancé and I got engaged a year and a half ago , and she’s been continually offering excuses not to come to the wedding. Her first excuse was that her ex-husband’s wife might be there . Next, it was because her ex-husband’s daughter, who was conceived during his affair back in the 70s, would be there . Her final excuse: she broke her wrist a few months ago .
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