Ten years ago, when I was 36, my fundamentalist parents disowned me after I came out to them as a lesbian. My mother, in particular, said some incredibly outrageous, mean and hurtful things, including ...

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Some people love to dish it out, but can’t handle even the tiniest taste of their own medicine. So, what would you do if someone you once trusted took a cheap shot at your deepest trauma, then blocked ...