There were different toxic relationships occurring simultaneously:
1. FOO had its own dynamic around our mother. Of course, it was never all bad. There was lots of good, healthy stuff. But there was something so toxic that it imploded for me in September.
2. Husband could not communicate and cooperate with me, this became toxic.
3. Friend C, also toxic, too stressful to continue. Yes, also lots of good mixed in, too.

When there is a lot of good mixed in with something so toxic the whole thing will implode... I don’t know how to finish this sentence. But that was the situation.

Yes, the culprit is control. If it is ME who is the one with the control issue, then we’ll see moving forward.