Generally refers to the brokenness and failure of that familial relationship since I was a teenager.

Any time I cut my mom off for reducing our communication down to her cashing in on cues from her handler, everyone else piles on and tries to make me feel bad or isolated from my family. It's just a way for her to angle back in and continue the campaign of control because they are ultimately supported by and on the side of the MIC.

She is my sole surviving parent and obviously I would like to enjoy a relationship with her. However any time I begin to allow myself to care for that relationship, it becomes a bargaining chip and a source of stress and manipulation. Sadly, it is better for my mental health to just cut it off.