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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • As trite as it sounds: do what you need to do.

    I have teenage children, but if later in life one says they need space: they’ll have it, few (if I’m honest) questions asked. To me that’s just the basic requirement to support their agency, autonomy, and dignity as another human.

    It does sound toxic.

    Your extended family members are being manipulated too, which means they’re victims too. Hopefully a polite but firm “thanks, but it’s between me and my parents” would be enough. Eventually your parents run out of marks.

    Good luck.