if someone gains the confidence to talk about their toxic family circumstances online, please don’t reply to them with “you shouldn’t talk about your family so negatively” or “don’t worry, i’m sure your family love you”. i can completely understand the goodwill behind these-

messages, but they aren’t what we’re looking for. by saying these things, you’re actually nullifying the draining experiences that they may have had with their family members. moreover, if a young person shares their toxic experiences with their family members online, please-

don’t tell them that they shouldn’t be feeling this way because they’re still “young” and have their whole life ahead of them. distress and grief have no correlation with age. i also understand that for many people, it’s immoral to see someone speaking against their family, but-

what you need to try and understand is that not everyone’s family life is a positive one. if someone’s choosing to speak about it, allow them to. perhaps venting online is the only way for them to share their emotions, so instead of telling them how they should be feeling, just-

listen to them. try to accept that this is how they feel. people are allowed to hold opinions of people and things they’ve had negative experiences with; it doesn’t make them a bad person.