Tangled mangled,
Both of my parents had siblings whom they ruthlessly scapegoated. The scapegoated aunts and uncle were the family members who were truly kind to me and did not scapegoat me like many of my disordered family members did. How wonderful you got in touch with your aunt and intend to get to know more aunts from your father's side. Learning and seeing the truth is healing and really helps with all the self doubts we have about who we really are.
This here !
This is adding even further validation as I still question my own intentions for reaching out to my parents ‘ enemies ‘.
Sometimes when my wounds come to the surface, I feel an overwhelming urge to revenge all the smear campaign against me. This self doubt still keeps me from widening my reach.
Now that I know it’s part of my healing journey, I will proceed in earnest.
Thank you