Dirty Laundry

[MTL]

Your choice seems to be between your mother's misery and yours.

This is exactly accurate. I said it to my Dad, at one point,

Mom is making me choose between:

A) Knowing that I made my mother happy...by remaining in her clutches...even though she's ruining my life

B) Getting some peace, and keeping my sanity and self-respect, by walking away from her...even though I will feel like a failure and a deserter.

But you went on,

You aren't insisting on misery -- she is.

Act accordingly.

...and this is very true. I have to struggle to remember this part. She is putting the stick in my hand.