Afternoon random discussion - Aug 09, 2018

Mom is crying right now while talking to a friend over the phone. She is getting tired of constantly having to understand and giving in to my dad's whims. A little bit abt my dad: He is 52 years old, has been jobless for more than 15 years and is an overly-critical religious Christian. He always takes things TOO personally, compare himself with others' status and spends most of his time on his alter Facebook account, commenting on rather useless and toxic posts. Sad to say, he is my best example of a toxic person. He refuses to listen to everything and if we call him out on his wrong doings, he wallows in self-pity which of course means no more further discussions.

My mom is a ray of sunshine who loves to lift people up. She's soooo hardworking and positive. But lately, I can tell that her marriage is taking a toll on her mental health. I'm actually agnostic but times like this that I feel grateful that their god exists because if it wasn't for him, my mom would've probably given up. Good thing she still keeps fighting. I don't know what to say to her though and what solutions to give. As much as I want her to move out of the house, our source of income comes from here. I'm unemployed myself and is still studying. She is self-employed, runs a small home business. We solely depend on our business.

I'm open to any questions and advice. Thank you guys!

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