Shattered Family Ties: Healing from Betrayal

0:00A woman wrote to Dear Abby about her toxic 11-year relationship with her daughter's father, full of lies, manipulation, and cheating that her. Whole family knew about. She finally left him six years ago, but instead of backing her up, her family kept hanging out with the guy, hitting up dinners, parties, camping. Trips and holidays together. That betrayal cut deep so she poured her heart out to them about the pain, but nothing changed, leading to five years of no contact and a family bond. She says it's shattered forever. Now her heart's still aching and she's wondering how to move past it all, feeling like the damage can't be fixed and she doesn't even want them back in her life. Abby feels for her shattered family ties and suggests talking to a licensed cycle therapist to help ease that ongoing herd over time. From your city, powered by AI, this is Birmingham News Today.