Spinoff from a comment /u/chivalry_augustus said. I'm curious if it has helped or hurt your relationship to female members of your family. I noticed once I became more alpha back when I saw 21-22ish my sister definitely started respecting me and stopped fucking with me period and developed a better relationship with. However, my mom would still found ways to get under my skin, really subtle ways just bringing certain topics up and what not.

Well now I moved away to another country at 25. She still tries to make those comments but I just ignore it or "We're not discussing that" she still tries to pull the "you have no respect card" here and there and that's when I just say "no, no, stop, we're done here"

I can't say it's deepened the relationship between me and my mother since I've moved away. But I can say I feel a lot less stressed talking to her knowing she does not have the control over me she once had (10 years of her alcoholism can form some strain in a family).

How has this impacted anyone else?