Children have the right to cut ties with their parents if the relationship is toxic, regardless of their status as parents.

“I think if anything is toxic you cut them off it doesn't matter if it's your parents your siblings you gotta cut them off I really don't like the they're your parents thing I'm like yeah they are my parents which is why it's extra up”

Setting and maintaining firm boundaries is necessary when dealing with toxic family behavior.

“I feel like you'll be able to like have some really good solid downto earth genuine takes”

The bride-to-be believes she and her groom are justified in excluding the mother-in-law from their wedding due to her disrespectful and manipulative behavior.

“Michelle doesn't think she's being manipulative but here's an example of some of the things she's written to me when I have children they will never know you you will not be contacted on holidays you're never going to break us up I'm not jealous of you you stupid the way Jane treats my daughters is ”

Sarah Scoles maintains distance from her brother because she fears for her safety and considers his behavior abusive.

“he's threaten to kill me my boyfriend my mom and even my grandparents he could snap at any moment it's part of the reason I keep my distance from him”

Donna maintains that her son-in-law is an abusive parent and that she has a duty to look out for her grandchildren's well-being.

“Steve has grabbed my grandson by the back of the neck he has hit them him in the head and Mason has told me that and I believe Mason”

Khalood maintains that her son-in-law is lazy and fails to provide for her daughter, which justifies her intervention in their marriage.

“I don't want a freeloader son-in-law where my daughter has to work full-time. It's not going to happen. That is not right. A man should be a man and work.”

Terry claims that she only intervenes in her daughter's family life because she acts as an advocate for her grandson when she believes he is being treated poorly.

“when my grandson starts telling me things that that's happening I am his Advocate I love him more than anything in this whole wi world”

Their mother needs to stop enabling Mark so he can hit rock bottom and eventually improve.

“My mom enables my brother I want my mom to stop enabling him so that he does hit rock bottom”

She acknowledges that she has been an enabler to her son by providing him with money.

“I do my homework I'm an enabler right I mean we did this together”

He believes that continuing to give Mark money is unproductive because it has not led to any positive change in his life.

“I just feel like Mark is not going to learn by sending money”