Em’s Reviews > The Power of Parting: Finding Peace and Freedom Through Family Estrangement > Status Update

“There's an odd and significant irony here: in some ways, we're now playing a role for our abuser like the one our [family] should have played for us. We're modeling constructive behaviors like calm and patience, we're not using fear or belittling or insults as tools of discipline, and we're giving them the benefit of the doubt. Most important, we're setting consistent boundaries for them and for ourselves.”