Hello all,
My partner has always had a difficult relationship with his family. From what I understand, he grew up feeling responsible for his mom's emotions and like he has not met their expectations. His mom communicates somewhat passive aggressively, although she has always been polite when I'm around. They are the kind of family who will "just tease" each other but you know feelings are hurt.
His parents ask to call every few weeks, he will sometimes ignore it or say he is sick. They will ask him to visit, and last time he pretended to be sick last minute because he was anxious about going. It seems like every time they speak to him he perceives it as a demand on his attention. He is sh