I'm already no contact with my dad, haven't spoken to him in about 4 years now and no plans to. Have had some level of relationship with my mum, she would help out with childcare but was often unreliable and would just involve her sat asleep on the sofa while my 2 dds wrecked our house. Had a pretty rough childhood, I have posted about it before but maybe under a different name. Without going into too much detail, lots of physical abuse (from her) and sexual abuse (from random men she brought into the house when we were children). She eventually shipped me off to live with my abusive dad at 10 years old and constantly brings up how I 'abandoned' her by going (she booked me a one way ticket and dropped me off at the airport!) Whilst living with my dad, he was pretty much non existent and always at the pub, I essentially raised myself whilst being heavily sexually abused by a neighbour that at the time I thought was a relationship (he was 50 and I was 13).
Somehow against the odds I've survived and built a little life for myself with my two DDs who I adore beyond any words I could ever use. My best friend died a few weeks ago and I have been in a deep depression ever since. It's finally her funeral tomorrow, and DM was supposed to have the dds so my DH could come with me, as always she has bailed on me today and because I have reacted negatively, she has called me all the words under the sun and said she wants nothing to do with me or my children.
I've now blocked her, and plan to never speak to her again but how do I remain strong? I know she will have my sister on the phone in a few days asking me to unblock her.