How to Survive Toxic Family Members During the Holidays and Why You Should Ghost Them

Hello Friends!This was a fun talk. I’ve seen Cat a lot in my other chats, so it was fun to sit down and talk with her about surviving toxic family members. We recorded this just before Christmas, but as more and more people decide to go no contact, this message will only become more important.The essence of the program comes down to the fact that, in the end, it’s not you that decided to end the relationship. If anyone decides to support a child rapist, they end their relationship with you. If anyone decides to support a racist, they end their relationship with you. If anyone decides to attack immigrants, they end their relationship with you.It’s THEM ending the relationship. That’s THEIR choice. You don’t have to feel guilt.You also don’t have any obligation to sit down and break bread with vile human beings to practice accountability.That’s a full stop fact and anyone who argues with it is some enabler of abuse. When everyone understands this, we’ll live in a better world.Best to all of you who are out there enduring hard situations. I expect to do more talks like this with Cat. This was a fantastic experience! Also, remember that you have no obligation to support millionaire content creators who were former fixers to rapists. Send your money to decent people who are struggling… like me! 😊❤️!Thank you Neurodivergent Hodgepodge, P. J. Schuster, Jeanne Elbe, Rachel H., Bob, the Free Radical, and many others for tuning into my live video with Cat! Join me for my next live video in the app.You all make this newsletter happen! Thanks for your sponsorship! I have payment tiers starting at as little as twenty dollars a year.Upgrade at 30% offUpgrade at 40% offUpgrade at 50% offUpgrade at 60% offI’m so happy you’re here, and I’m looking forward to sharing more thoughts with you tomorrow.My CoSchedule referral linkHere’s my referral link to my preferred headline analyzer tool. If you sign up through this, it’s another way to support this newsletter (thank you).I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe