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How to protect yourself from toxic Ubuntu family members

I want to limit contact with my alcoholic uncle but he raised me after my parents died, and Ubuntu loyalty feels like it requires me to endure his destructive behavior.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Genuine care is being confused with enabling harm in the name of unconditional kinship loyalty.

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