I'm sorry you've gone through that. Isn't it hard to not blame yourself somehow? I did that for too long and messed up my relationships with my other children. I need them all now. I'm trying to repair and show how much I love THEM. Not just her. It's a total mess and chaos.

I hope you are doing well. It's like a big punishment.

She used those "poor me" ploys to play on my sympathies because I've always been a sucker. Not anymore.