13 Ways People Have Set Healthy Boundaries In Relationships

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“My oldest sister is extremely toxic — she has really serious control issues. Because I’m the youngest of five girls, in her mind, I’m not allowed to set boundaries. She’s 44. A few years ago, she had a business trip to New Mexico planned, and wanted to make it a family trip as well, thinking it would be fun for her seven kids (who were all under 15 at the time) to spend two weeks in the New Mexico heat in July. Sure. The problem was, she would only have time for them in the evening, since she had conferences to attend during the day. She needed a babysitter.”

Since I’m her sister, obviously I’d do it for free, right? I said no. I had other plans with friends, and I had a new kitten I couldn’t leave. Cue her having an epic meltdown. I put the phone down without hanging up, came back 30 minutes later, and she hadn’t even noticed I left; she was still screaming about how I hated her and her kids. Long story short, I ended up going, but it was for the kids, and it was hell. 

But it was the last straw. I vowed I would never let her or anyone else trample my boundaries ever again. It started me on a very freeing path to cutting her out of my life completely, and I am so much happier for it. On our last interaction, she gave me ‘permission’ to date my now-husband, who is Mexican, because she thought he ‘looked white enough.’ Very, very happy to be free and no longer have to dread her phone calls.”

—Anonymous 

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/how-to-set-boundaries-in-relationship

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