My mom is a very controlling person, since I was little. We have butted heads our whole lives, and even after being married for 8+ years and having my own life and children, she continues to try getting into our lives and always wants to know where we are and what we are doing. She started to manipulate my 5 year old against me, and told me, and says really mean things to other people about my husband and myself which are not true she ever we talk her to step back. I have tried confronting her about things, I have tried ignoring mean thinGS that she does, I have tried being the first to say sorry (which she has never said to me)... And not I g has worked. I decided that cutting contact was the road I had to take. It has been 5 months, and I have felt very at peace and I feel like I can now channel my strength and energy into the progression of my own family, and not stress about the issues which came with having my mom in my life. It has been a little hard on my oldest CHS, because of the relationship she had with my on (we live in the same town, and we would visit my parents at least 2 times a week or more). How can I make the transition easier? Is this the right thing for me to do for my famy? My sisters keep putting it into my head that we are suppose to be. 'Forever family', and basically that I am ruining that. But they don't know what it's like to be living In The same town, 5 blocks away from her. Am I a horrible person to do this? Am I breaking up our family? Any advice?