If you are an adult woman-- how often do you speak with your mom on the phone?
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Anonymous
| Weekly, minimum, since college (I’m in my 50s, mom in 80s). Texting in between and extra calls if something is going on. I have been close to my mom for forever, but it’s getting difficult now. We can’t talk politics (opposite views), movies, hobbies ... she has none. She has no interest in my work/doesn’t understand it. And I’m hesitant to talk about my kids now because she has become terribly judgemental and I recently discovered she’s has been talking negatively about them to my brother behind my back. I’m really sad about it. |
Anonymous
| She’s dead so never but whenever I could when she was alive. |
Anonymous
| Mine died in her early 60s, but I now text with my dad every day. With the perspective of my mom being gone, I know I'll cherish these text messages one day. |
Anonymous
| Every day, until she died. My father a few times a week, until he died. |
Anonymous
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Less than once a month. I think the last time I spoke with my mother was in September when she was in town to visit my niece. Pretty sure I've spoken with my father since then, but again, not often.
Interacting with them in any way (text, phone, in person, on social media, cards sent by US Mail) give me a lot of negative feelings every time. So I severely limit it. |
Anonymous
| Once a week, my mom would like me to call daily but I just can't take it. We love each other but are very different people. |
Anonymous
| Almost every day just for a few minutes to say hi. She is old and many times will tell me I am the only phone call she has received that day. |
Anonymous
I’m a once a week (Saturday or Sunday) caller and have a great relationship with my parents - I don’t think the frequency of calls is a direct correlation to the quality of the relationship. |
Anonymous
Neither of us is perfect but we're perfectly happy to go along to get along. I know that sounds kinda snotty but … really … she's my mom. I can flex a little for my mom … and my husband's mom (if she were still alive), my SIL, my next door neighbor, etc. I'm tired of people not getting along and then lashing out when others make the effort and are able to. This may not be your intent but it is what I infer from your question. |
Anonymous
My brother raped me when I was 11. My parents knew and did nothing. I left home when I graduated from high school. My father died in 1995. I have spoken with my mother three times since 1989, three times too many. |