The moment I stood up to the bullies, suddenly I was the most awful person alive. So far, the words rude, passive aggressive, judgmental, abusive, anger issues and petty have been thrown my way. Good thing I understand manipulation and projection, or my little feelings might have been hurt. I've spent 20 years watching the patterns of everyone's behavior in the dysfunctional family system and I expected all of the fallout. I've been actively healing myself for over a decade; I've been watching the same players self destruct for two decades, and I've been witnessing all of the abuse for three decades. I'm brave enough to stand all alone against an entire family of manipulators, abusers, and flying monkeys. So, they see an easy target, but the reality is I'm the one holding the power because I trust myself and can't be played. I'm not your victim. I'm a survivor.