I chose one over the other now I regret it

Shelflife

Only you know what is happening, if you don't tell your son or your sister or a professional - nothing will change! Just bite the bullet and get your life back, life is not a dress rehearsal!! Just think how positive you will feel when you take that first step and experience freedom and a little power. You are worth so much more and you know that. Stand tall, be brave and enjoy the experience - just go for it!! 💐

Yes, sometimes, we have to do that. It’s not easy, but the end result can be good. ACs manipulating their parents is never a happy situation 😗

Another one I have doubts about 🤔

I do hope this is a wind up otherwise it is a very sad and dangerous situation. Plenty of good advice provided. Maybe Op will come back and say she will follow it.

Please can you just report and move on if you have doubts instead of taking a risk with a vulnerable person's thread

I think this is genuine and sadly I know a couple of families where this has happened. Anyway there is good advice here for anyone who might be in this situation but is too scared to go public on a forum like this.

I was initially uneasy, but decided to give the OP the benefit of the doubt.

This is a sad situation. I think the best thing you can do is speak to someone close to you. Tell your sister the truth. I would also contact a solicitor and make sure you disclose everything so that you have someone exclusively on your side.

I think you should reach out to your son, but only from the perspective of apologizing. He deserves as much. It is a hurtful thing for a child to feel abandoned by a parent, especially due to favoritism. Please do not burden him with trying to solve your issues here, because nothing would hurt worse than to have a parent who hurt you so much now turn around and try to lean on you after such a situation. It would send the message that you only want to reconcile now because you need him. It would be in poor taste. But do speak to as many relatives as possible. Abusers like your daughter thrive on the ignorance of others when they mistreat people.

Wishing you well.