can't be controlled.

I (21M) have survived two decades of severe physical, emotional, and financial abuse from my Indian parents. I'm finally exhausted and need to tell my story. I am not free yet. — # TL;DR: I'm a 20-year-old only child in India who has endured severe physical, verbal, emotional, and financial abuse from my parents since toddlerhood. They have beaten me, medically neglected me, …

Yes. If you block them everywhere and never speak to them ever again no matter what they throw your way, then yes, they'll realise you've got the upper hand and can't be controlled.... But if …