It's not that I don't give any fooks if someone tries to manipulate me or decides they no longer want to have anything to do with me....it actually hurts a lot...too much....BUT...It is what it is. I say this often. I also will and have called them out for bad behavior, manipulating, and/or downright deceit.
All the while knowing that they meant more to me than I ever did to them...and knowing that the moment I questioned them or called them out....they would be gone. That has proven more true than I ever thought possible over the last 7 years. I don't ever want to become callous or jaded or hardened though. I will keep on keep'n on. I feel like I learn a little more with each situation that crosses my path. I may not have much in the way of extended family around anymore....but truth is truth...and I'm not going to speak lies to make you feel better. Sorry...not sorry.