I’m so sorry you have to deal with this. I have a friend whose mother is toxic and she finally had to cut ties with her in order to gain some peace but she still struggles with their lack of a loving relationship.

My relationship with my parents and my MIL is good. However, my husband’s father has proven to be unreliable and too self-involved to be considered a good father, FIL or grandfather.

As much as I think that family is important, I firmly believe that blood or DNA shouldn’t be the sole determining factor as to whether you’re in someone’s life or not.