Katherine Grace
1 min readJan 20, 2020

Good for you!

I’ve gone no contact with my mother after I had one of those “I’ve had enough” conversations left her promising to change and then ghosting me unless she wanted or needed something — as usual.

I do worry at times how I’ll feel when she dies… But the day-to-day stress of her gaslighting and manipulative narcissism was far more toxic than choosing to care first for myself for a change.

Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

No responses yet

Write a response