Agreed. If you’re not willing to say “Nope, you crossed the line. See you next time, I’ll decide when that is, goodbye” (or similar) and leave (cut them off to whatever degree is needed to stop the harmful behavior), then you need to not give them an opportunity to start again.
Yes, that’s important. You actually have assert boundaries and simply communicating them might not be enough.
At the same time it’s very valuable to go through the experience of asserting those boundaries.
Parental relationships do have a strong effect on the human psychological system.
Everything in this chain of comments has now been proven true in my particular case. Thank you for the advice. This bit sums it up pretty well:
Instead of simply cutting contact you can tell your parents how you want to be treated. As long as they are willing to act that way you interact with them. If they don’t then you don’t and you retry after half a year.
Clearly explicitly communicating your personal boundaries isn’t easy but it’s a very important skill. It’s a challenge that provides a lot of personal growth.
Yes, that’s important. You actually have assert boundaries and simply communicating them might not be enough. At the same time it’s very valuable to go through the experience of asserting those boundaries. Parental relationships do have a strong effect on the human psychological system.
Everything in this chain of comments has now been proven true in my particular case. Thank you for the advice. This bit sums it up pretty well: