Glad to hear you left him if he's not going to stand solid with you. There's always going to be pressures and people disrespecting the integrity of your family and parental bonds.

Can't do anything about that but protect your boundaries. A partner who doesn't get that and stay solid isn't a partner, they're dead weight.

Yeah. Says a lot about my mom's mental state during that time, how long she carries that hurt, and how she viewed relationships in an unhealthy way.