Mumbai: Trishala Dutt, actor Sanjay Dutt’s daughter from his first wife Richa Sharma, on Monday shared a cryptic note on parents choosing ‘family image’ over mental health.

“Not everyone who shares your blood deserves a place in your life. Sometimes, the most draining, invalidating, and dismissive people we know carry the title ‘family.’ You’re allowed to protect your peace. You’re allowed to go low-contact or no contact. You’re allowed to choose your mental health over preserving the family image,” Trishala wrote.

Highlighting that children are allowed to distance themselves from parents who ‘mistreat’ and ‘guilt-trip’ their kids, she added, “Because ‘family’ is not a free pass to mistreat, manipulate, or guilt-trip you. You DO NOT owe continued access to anyone who keeps hurting you — even if they raised you. When a parent cares more about how the family appears to the world than how it actually feels to live in it, that’s a problem.”

After the death of her mother in 1996, Trishala lived with her maternal grandparents in the US.

On August 10, Sanjay shared a cute picture with daughter Trishala and wished her on her birthday.

“Happy birthday @trishaladutt, Always proud of you, always love you,” Sanjay wrote.

Sanjay is married to Manyata, and the couple has twins — son Shahraan and daughter Iqra.

On the work front, Sanjay was last seen in ‘Housefull 5’. His next will be in Kannada film ‘KD: The Devil’, Telugu films, ‘The Raja Saab’ and ‘Akhanda 2’, and Hindi films, ‘Baaghi 4’ and ‘Dhurandhar.’