FACES, INC

12/17/2025

12/17/2025

Can we all agree 2026 is the year we stop protecting toxic family members from the consequences of their own behavior?

Stop cleaning it up.
Stop explaining it away.
Stop calling it “complicated.”

They are adults.
They know exactly what they’re doing.
And they keep doing it because someone always cushions the fall.

“That’s just how they are” is cowardice dressed up as loyalty. It’s how abuse keeps a seat at the table.

Being related to someone does not give them the right to disrespect you, manipulate you, scare you, or poison every room they walk into.

Family is not an excuse.
Trauma is not a hall pass.
History is not immunity.

Stop asking the calm ones to tolerate chaos.
Stop asking the healed ones to babysit the broken.
Stop asking the cycle-breaker to bleed so everyone else can stay comfortable.

If they wanted to change, they would.
If they felt remorse, you’d see it.
If they were confused, they’d ask.

They aren’t confused.
They’re enabled. Stop

Boundaries aren’t mean. They’re what happens when excuses die.

Some people will hate this version of you
because you’re no longer available to be used.

Good.

2026 is the year accountability finally shows up to the family function.

No more excuses.
No more access.
No more silence.

2026 is the year we stop shrinking
to keep dysfunctional dynamics comfortable.

12/16/2025