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AITA for cutting off my immediate family?
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I (37F) have been estranged from my biological family for several years. My parents (69M) and (68F) are divorced and have been since I was 10. I also have a sister who is (40F) and lives in the same city that I do. Recently my cousin has been pressuring me to get back in contact with them, especially since it is Christmas. I am admittedly not the easiest person in the world to deal with. Iā€™m a queer transgender bipolar woman and that isā€¦a lot. And that is also where the estrangement comes in. 5 years ago I was at a particularly low place. I was newly out as transgender, had lost my job, my health insurance, my apartment, and to top it all off my car was stolen. All of my immediate family members are very well off (own homes and vacation homes, trips to Europe, luxury cars, etc.). I graduated college but have struggled in the job market as I have untreatable ADHD as well. I asked my family for some sort of assistance and all 3 of them told me there was nothing they could or would do to help me. I emphasized that it could be some of their time, a place to stay for a while, or some money(or literally anything they could offer) and they all said no. They are all deeply religious and consider my lifestyle to be sinful. I couldnā€™t accept that my family, people who claimed to ā€œloveā€ me, would be unwilling to help me in any way so I broke ties with them. My cousin says I have punished them enough and should give them another chance but frankly I donā€™t want a family who behaves like that. There are a lot more details but trust me when I say Iā€™ve never said or done anything egregious to any of them and from what I can tell it is simple religious bigotry preventing them from caring for me in any meaningful way. Happy to answer more questions but for now AITA for walking away?

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