They do indeed seem to think that consequences don't stick to them and that we are good with going along with their narrative and will also do all the work for them.

Good on you for sticking to your boundaries - it is indeed tough when people are used to walking all over you to suddenly find themselves tripping on them. I've had to deal with people who moved from being supportive to wanting to run my life for me and it was not fun or pretty at all.
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On BD
H52, W50
T27, M26
S21, D23
BD-9-Mar-16
D-15-Jan-18 Final-19-Apr-18
I am a storyteller. The story may do you no good.
But a story is never for the listener. It is always for the one who tells