I kind of skipped over a lot of responses in this thread.
First, I hope you are doing better. Remember, God knew you before you were born and has a purpose for you.
■■■■■■ parents, etc. are all part of your foundation. And do remember, your parent’s are not perfect, okay?
I tell my son, “your dad loves you with 100% of what he is capable of”. Which means, his dad has a lot of priorities that never included him but did love him as best as he could.
“Forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who tresspass against us”
I remember my son broke a very valuable vase one day. He was terrified as to what he had done. I asked him “did you break it on purpose?” He said, “NOOOO”.
I said, “Then help me pick up the pieces and please try to be more careful in the future”. He wasn’t even in trouble.
Most people do what they do out of good intentions. Even if they are misguided.
Even so, toxic people with good intentions have to be removed from you life for you to keep moving forward and not dragged down.
Discernment comes with age, my dear, and with a heck of a lot of scars.
I am at the age where I could not care less who is in my life or who isn’t. I don’t need approval from anyone except from those who’ve earned my trust and even then I mull things over.
You’re young and I’m sure you’re tired of hearing that but the old addage “with age comes wisdom” is ever so true.
We’ve all taken a hell of a lot of beatings to survive to the age we have and still move forward.
You are really not any different, my friend.