1. “If the family you chose before your birth no longer supports your path towards fulfilling your true destiny, it is never too late to find a new tribe.”
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2. “You have the right to put up a fence between you and your family and the choice of whether to include a gate.”
3. “Blood doesn’t make you family. Some of the most demonic and demeaning people in your life share your DNA.”
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4. “If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
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5. “Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.”
6. “Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.”
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7. “Family is supposed to be our safest haven. Very often, it’s the place we find the deepest heartache.”
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8. “Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.”
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9. “The more dysfunctional, the more some family members seek to control the behavior of others.”
10. “Family or not, I will cut you off. That saying “but that’s family” means nothing if a family is toxic and means you no good.”
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11. “It’s okay to cut ties with toxic friends and family you’ve got to prioritize your own well-being.”
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12. “I may be the black sheep of the family, but at least I am me and not a fictitious white sheep I am not.”
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13. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
14. “Many men can make a fortune but very few can build a family.”
15. “Sometimes family was the cruelest form of love there was, for no one could hurt you more than the people who created you.”
16. “Family is where you’re meant to be most free, don’t let blood chain you down.”
17. “The current relationship between companies and the workforce is like marrying into a dysfunctional family. Only you don’t get to escape when the holiday meal is over.”
18. “Ending the toxic cycle within your own life isn’t easy. When you don’t come from a healthy family, you do your best to ensure a healthy one comes from you.”
19. “As I was growing up, no one in my family got their needs met through respectful negotiation and compromise.”
20. “Just because they are your family does not mean they know what is best for you or your life.”
21. “People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”
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22. “Humans can be so ugly sometimes that the ones you love the most would only love to see you fall. It’s a cruel world.”
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23. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
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24. “No matter how much you love the person, you cannot change them. You may influence them, but at the end of the day, they must decide for themselves.”
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25. “Let’s get out of the habit of telling people, ‘that’s still your mom, your dad, or your sister.’ Toxic is toxic. You are allowed to walk away from people who constantly hurt you.”
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26. “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
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27. “Don’t let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.”
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28. “Refuse to inherit dysfunction. Learn new ways of living instead of repeating what you lived through.”
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29. “With toxic siblings, your brother or sister is never wrong. They often have the mentality that nothing is their fault, and everyone else is wrong.”
30. “Sometimes the people closest to you betray you, and your home isn’t a place you can be happy anymore. It’s hard, but it’s true.”
31. “The wrong person will give you less than what you’re worth, but that doesn’t mean that you have to accept it.”
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32. “Toxic parents are the root cause of all dysfunctional families because the fish rots first at its head.”
33. “Weddings are never about the bride and groom. Weddings are public platforms for dysfunctional families.”
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34. “Sometimes you have to accept the fact that some people can’t handle you doing well, having the peace they don’t, or knowing how to receive kindness. Let them go.”
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35. “People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.”
36. “People talk about dysfunctional families; I’ve never seen any other kind.”
37. “There are some dirty, greedy people out there, and unfortunately I know some.”
38. “Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.”
39. “Families always have these unspoken dramas, and when on holidays, everyone is supposed to sit down and pretend that none of that is happening.”
40. “Handling toxic people is not an art, they will be the victim of their own toxicity.”
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41. “A child should never feel as if they need to earn a mother’s love.”
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42. “If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she’s wearing your best sweater.”
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43. “You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.”
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44. “People who try to bring you down every day aren’t important in your life, so you better treat their opinions as such.”
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45. “No matter how much you love the person, you cannot change them. You may influence them, but they must decide for themselves at the end of the day.”
46. “Sometimes it’s better to end something and try to start something new than imprison yourself in hoping for the impossible.”
47. “You don’t let go of a bad relationship because you stop caring about them. You let go because you start caring about yourself.”
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48. “Toxic mothers are image-oriented rather than love-oriented.”
49. “Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five.”
50. “You can miss a person every day and still be glad that they are no longer in your life.”
51. “Poisonous relationships can alter our perception. You can spend many years thinking you are worthless, but you are underappreciated.”
52. “If it’s hurting you more than it’s healing you, love yourself enough to let it go.”
53. “An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”
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54. “Dysfunctional parents let their children know how burdened they have been by their children and how many sacrifices they had to make in order to raise them.”
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55. “In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past but you will find yourself.”
56. “Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you.”
57. “Don’t let toxic people infect you with the fear of giving and receiving one of the most powerful forces in this world – love!”
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58. “It is the selfish parents who are to blame. Pay attention, be involved in your children’s lives. They are your legacy, your only hope.”
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59. “Parents wonder why the streams are bitter when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.”
60. “Leave your pride, ego, and narcissism somewhere else. Reactions from those parts of you will reinforce your children’s most primitive fears.”
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61. “When you notice someone does something toxic the first time, don’t wait for the second time before you address it.”
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62. “Love them from a distance. Pray for them, wish them well, but don’t allow them to abuse you.”
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63. “The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut, and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free.”
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64. “Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”
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65. “I have found the best way to deal with a toxic person is to not respond in any other way than a monotone voice and a businesslike manner.”
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66. “A narcissistic parent will provoke an independent child to anger in order to feel superior and prove the child’s flaws.”
67. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
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68. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”
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69. “Brother or sister has no meaning if they treat each other like worst enemies.”
70. “It always amazes me, how swiftly problems can be solved, once you start cutting things off people.”
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71. “To avoid being hurt are almost impossible, but if you learn to ignore the pain that makes you even stronger.”
72. “If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
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73. “A toxic mother talks but never listens, and she gives advice but never takes any.”
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74. “No matter what you’ve suffered, the abuse was not your fault. Not as an innocent child, teenager, nor as an adult.”
75. “It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons”
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76. “In the minds of my parents, they are the victims; I am the abuser.”
