Dear Toxic Parent Quotes

“Now pull up a chair. Let Auntie Veronica light a candle, pour a drink, and explain something your family never had the courage-or the spine-to tell you: This wasn't a family. It was a puppet theater. Your mother wrote the script, assigned the roles, and demanded applause. You were cast as the villain; your sister as the ingenue. Neither of you were ever asked if you wanted the parts.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Toxic Parent: A Ruthless Little Manual for the Once-Obedient Child

“You don't need a confrontation. You don't need a PowerPoint, a thesis defense, or a tearful monologue in a rocking chair. You need one calm, repeated sentence that will eventually carve a new groove in the record: Mom, this isn't about you.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Toxic Parent: A Ruthless Little Manual for the Once-Obedient Child

“If she accuses you of being cold, tell her warmth requires fuel-and you've stopped burning yourself to keep her cozy.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Toxic Parent: A Ruthless Little Manual for the Once-Obedient Child