Not sure how similar my story might be to others here if it even is at all but I’ll just jump right into it. My mother was a part of my life at least partially up until I was 9 years old, I am now 28. She legally was barred from any contact with myself or my younger brother until his 18th birthday which was 8 years ago. Long story short some not so great things occurred and I’m still working out the full story to this day but suffice it to say she was ruled an unfit mother and lost all parental rights. Anyways over the last couple years I’ve been in and out of contact with various family members related to her and finally about 2 years ago she finally reached out to me, we exchange a few text messages here and there generally around holidays. Before too long after reconnecting she asked a few very personal questions which I answered because I didn’t see any reason not to. However after this exchange I have felt staying in contact with her is not beneficial to my mental health, but I don’t want to miss out on getting to better know the person who brought me into existence. Should I just chalk up her negative views of my sexual orientation to just something to tolerate in exchange for having some semblance of a relationship with my mother or should I just cut her out of my life completely and move on? This is very difficult for me especially considering I actively have no relationship with my adoptive family for various reasons and wonder if I should even give her a chance.