Stay Away From Toxic People - Tumblr Posts

The people you consider "family" may not be the people you're related to and that's okay. Being related to someone should never be a thing used against you or held over your head like a threat.

Your real family are the people who look out for you and care about you.

Never associate with someone who is toxic, manipulative, or mean to you, no matter what their DNA is. You are your first priority always. Your mental health is important.

Sometimes the best family we could ever have aren't related to us. And sometimes the most toxic people to our own health are the people who are related to us.

You owe nothing to anybody. Spend your time with people who treat you well.

Aggressive reminder that just because you’re related to someone biologically, does NOT mean that you are obligated to love them

Okay I wanna make something clear right here and now kiddo:

✨You are not responsible for your parents.✨

If they fight, have problems, can't get along, disagree, play mind games, manipulate each other, or are even just passive aggressive or don't communicate well, whatever it is is not your fault. Don't feel like you have to help or fix them, especially not at the cost of your own mental health and well-being. Don't feel like you have to be there for them to vent at or dump their problems on, especially if they're complaints about each other. You are NOT to blame for their complications.

This goes for anybody in your life of course, but dealing with the need to support the people who are meant to be your support system is something I see all too often.

You were NOT brought into this world to be miserable on other people's behalf. You cannot fix people, they have to work on themselves.

Especially if those people are your parents.