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Stop Letting Your Family Date With You · Moming and Me: The Podcast

Najah: How come family think they get a vote in your relationship? And I ain't just talking about mama and daddy. I'm talking about brother, sister, auntie, cousins, anybody. who thinks being related makes him part of somebody else's relationship. Now before we go solely blaming the family, let's be fair. They couldn't insert themselves if they weren't invited in. Some of y'all tell your family every argument. Every disagreement. Every bad day. Instead of talking to your partner You call everybody else. And now everybody got an opinion about a relationship that they're not even in. Then y'all work it out. Y'all forgive each other. But the family don't. And they still mad. Mind you. over a version of the story, not the whole story. See, that's the problem. The people in the relationship moved on. And the people outside of it didn't. Once adults choose each other? Their relationship is no longer up for family discussion. Listen, if they need you Encourage accountability. But stop acting like being related gives you a vote. Because whether they stay together or not. You've already made things harder. For everybody around them. Especially the children. Kids aren't as clueless as adults think. They grow up. They form their own opinions. And one day, they'll decide for themselves. Who feels safe and who doesn't. And if you can't respect that Don't be surprised. When the family they created it? Stops inviting you into it.