'Nobody will love you like we do'

Trigger Warning

Is what my adoptive mom said to me the night she found out I was chatting with a friend, not even someone I was dating. I now keep to myself and keep quiet in my room just to avoid confrontation but they always find a way.

Nighta I cry alone at night in my room go conveniently unnoticed, but the moment they learn you have friends and an outside support system you can depend on: they say shit like this.

Any toxic phrases your adoptive parents have said to you?

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC

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