They Never Wanted Kids
My mom has four kids, and once when I was about 15 she told me unprovoked that she never wanted kids, and the only reason she had us was that my dad wanted kids. My little sister was a mistake, and my older ones are twins, so that’s how she had four.
None of us talk to her, and she makes no effort to speak with her kids. It recently was my thirtieth birthday, and she texted me “happy birthday”. Long story short, the most toxic thing a parent can do is stop being a parent…