“Scorned and torn, former love mates aim and shoot childish devastating daggers that penetrate beyond target to pierce the heart of their offspring.” – T.F. Hodge

“In general, the more dysfunctional the family the more inappropriate their response to disclosure. Never expect a sane response from an insane system.” – Renee Fredrickson

“You’ll be surrounded by many so-called well-wishers during your good times but there’ll be only few one around you in your bad times.” – Anurag Prakash Ray

“Just because they are your family doesn’t mean that they are your friends.” – Beverly Miller

“Just because they are your family doesn’t mean that they are your friends.” – Beverly Miller

“A person raised in a healthy family is equipped to live a confident and independent life; someone from an unhealthy family is filled with fear and self-doubt.” – Christina Enevoldsen

“Blood doesn’t make you family. Some of the most demonic and demeaning people in your life share your DNA.” – Temi Ade

A toxic family is even worse than a toxic relationship.” – Rohan Chouhan

“A person’s character is shown through their actions in life NOT where they sit on Sunday.” – Navonne Johns

“Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives, or peers.” – Willie Stargell

“Honesty and integrity are the best revenge you can give to fake relatives.” Samuel Zulu

“It’s not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” – Jonathan Schiller

“Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.” – Jacques Delille

“Two faced people are bad enough but it’s even worse when they’re supposed to be your family.” – Unknown

“Backstabbing is nothing new. In biblical times, King David experienced the pain of betrayal.” – Les Parrott

“Every veil secretly desires to be lifted, except the veil of Hypocrisy.” – Richard Garnett

“God gave us our relatives; thank God we can choose our friends” – Ethel Watts Mumford

“Stop entertaining two-faced people. You know the ones who have split personalities and untrustworthy habits.” – Amaka Imani Nkosazana.

“Blood relatives often have nothing to do with family, and similarly, family is about who you choose to make your life with.” – Oliver Hudson

“Relatives are the worst friends, said the fox as the dogs took after him.” – Danish Proverb

“Fake people hate honesty. It's the lies that keep them feeling good about themselves and their lives. So share your true feelings about their actions and watch how they fade away.” – Unknown

“The more dysfunctional, the more some family members seek to control the behavior of others.” – David W. Earle

“You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.” – Chinonye J. Chudolue

“You’re going to encounter some people, and when you find your interaction with them is very fatiguing or makes you emotionally upset and that’s a recurrent pattern, ditch that person immediately. I don’t care if it’s an employee, a close relationship, someone you grew up with, or even a family member – if that is the case get away from them.”

“So, you want to sniff out imposters in your family? Just put money in the equation and see what happens.” – Samuel Zulu

“I wish people were like money, so you could hold them up to the light to see who’s real and who’s fake…” – Tanya Bianco

“I had no blood relatives till I made some” – Andy Dick

“The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.” – Chris jammy

“Controllers, abusers, and manipulative people don’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them…they always say the problem is someone else.” – Darlene quimet

“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” – Euripedes

“Family is supposed to be our haven. Very often, it’s the place we find the deepest heartache.” – Lyanla Vansant

“Fake relationships and fake people coming up to me and all of a sudden wanting to be my friend.” – Jason Rifter