How do you deal with parents breaking NC, and pressure from family to reconnect?
Since i moved out ive attempted to cut off my parents a few times, but always fell for the “were so sorry, we promise we will be better” message.
I finally committed to it, after not seeing any improvement from them, and after noticing that visiting to my childhood “home” for Christmas caused me so severe panic attacks that i couldn’t even hide it from my extended family anymore.
Now already 3 months after explicitly telling them to leave me alone and not message/call or expect me to show up to family events, they message me.
I really do not want this to escalate, and i really do not want my extended family to begin pressuring me to resume contact again. I left their number unblocked in case of emergencies, and it feels extreme for me to block them.
They will always act very sweet on text, saying that they are sorry for the harm theyve done, just for the same shit to happen after a week.
How do yall respond/not respond, without feeling guilty? How do yall keep your extended family from prying? Should i just block them since they cant seem to respect the no contact barrier? I feel harsh and terrible, but every time i let them back in they hurt me.
Im 22f living with my bf for context.