Emi Nietfeld

Life for me at the Halloween is literally downhill.

Life for me at the Halloween is literally downhill.

Life for me at the Halloween is literally downhill.

This is my polite reminder that if you are no contact with your parents, that is okay. So one thing I really did not expect when I became estranged from my parents was that I was going to have to be consoling other people about it like semi-frequently.

This is my polite reminder that if you are no contact with your parents, that is okay. So one thing I really did not expect when I became estranged from my parents was that I was going to have to be consoling other people about it like semi-frequently.

This is my polite reminder that if you are no contact with your parents, that is okay. So one thing I really did not expect when I became estranged from my parents was that I was going to have to be consoling other people about it like semi-frequently.

Joyful. It feels like a huge relief has been lifted off of me.

Joyful. It feels like a huge relief has been lifted off of me.

Joyful. It feels like a huge relief has been lifted off of me.

I love my mom. My mom loves or loved me. But... Throughout my whole adolescence, there was so much fighting, there was so much feeling blamed, so much of trying to navigate her own issues with trying to keep myself sane, that when I eventually made the tough decision to cut ties, I expected that my whole life would fall apart, that I would just miss her all day, every day.

I love my mom. My mom loves or loved me. But... Throughout my whole adolescence, there was so much fighting, there was so much feeling blamed, so much of trying to navigate her own issues with trying to keep myself sane, that when I eventually made the tough decision to cut ties, I expected that my whole life would fall apart, that I would just miss her all day, every day.

I love my mom. My mom loves or loved me. But... Throughout my whole adolescence, there was so much fighting, there was so much feeling blamed, so much of trying to navigate her own issues with trying to keep myself sane, that when I eventually made the tough decision to cut ties, I expected that my whole life would fall apart, that I would just miss her all day, every day.

And I was totally shocked to find out that actually my life has been so much better since I made that decision. When I was about 11, my parents' divorce was finalized and my mom won custody. And she had... a problem with compulsive shopping and hoarding. And it got really intense after the divorce.

And I was totally shocked to find out that actually my life has been so much better since I made that decision. When I was about 11, my parents' divorce was finalized and my mom won custody. And she had... a problem with compulsive shopping and hoarding. And it got really intense after the divorce.

And I was totally shocked to find out that actually my life has been so much better since I made that decision. When I was about 11, my parents' divorce was finalized and my mom won custody. And she had... a problem with compulsive shopping and hoarding. And it got really intense after the divorce.

And that was also when my other parent moved across the country and we never had contact really since then. And so my mom was all that I had, but she could not tell that she had a problem. And so when I was in middle school, she brought me to these therapists and psychiatrists and really pointed the blame at me and said, okay, Emmy is disorganized. Emmy is chronically late. I think she has ADHD.

And that was also when my other parent moved across the country and we never had contact really since then. And so my mom was all that I had, but she could not tell that she had a problem. And so when I was in middle school, she brought me to these therapists and psychiatrists and really pointed the blame at me and said, okay, Emmy is disorganized. Emmy is chronically late. I think she has ADHD.

And that was also when my other parent moved across the country and we never had contact really since then. And so my mom was all that I had, but she could not tell that she had a problem. And so when I was in middle school, she brought me to these therapists and psychiatrists and really pointed the blame at me and said, okay, Emmy is disorganized. Emmy is chronically late. I think she has ADHD.

And I was sent for medication. I took Adderall. I took Ritalin. I took Prozac, Zoloft, antidepressants, antipsychotics, a dozen drugs in two years. And it only got worse from there. I spent nine months in residential treatment when I was 14. I spent time in foster care. I got out of foster care, went to boarding school, but spent time homeless.

And I was sent for medication. I took Adderall. I took Ritalin. I took Prozac, Zoloft, antidepressants, antipsychotics, a dozen drugs in two years. And it only got worse from there. I spent nine months in residential treatment when I was 14. I spent time in foster care. I got out of foster care, went to boarding school, but spent time homeless.