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WanderingEng · 3403 days ago · link · · parent · post: An important sentiment I thought would be worth sharing here: DON'T BE AFRAID TO REMOVE TOXIC PEOPLE FROM YOUR LIFE, NO MATTER WHO IT IS.
For me this becomes something like "don't be afraid to distance yourself from people proportionate to their level of toxicity." My parents aren't bad people. But they can be really negative. Any subject, they jump to the worst possibilities and point them out almost gleefully. I haven't cut them out of my life and don't feel I need to. But I have cut them out of any difficult decision making (e.g., difficult or expensive vacation plans). I just inform them after the fact, and we're all happier.