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Is your mouth incapable of saying "no"?

Look them straight in the eye, and say: "I need more space, Mom. I'm going to visit less often in the future."[b] They'll throw a fit, cut you out of the will, complain about you to anyone who will listen, and what will you do?[/b] Smile and be nice and stick to your plan.

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This is...the issue. I'd prefer to be cut out of the will for something that is actually reasonable - like being a drug addict or in prison for murder. Getting ditched for hurting my parents feelings when I've done everything else 'right' is not fair.[/quote]

Yes, I knew the issue was going to center around something like that. You want your cake and eat it too. Realize that you have to make sacrifices in life. Pick the least worst: is it visiting when you don't want to, or taking a stand and being punished?

I took a stand early on, because my mother is crazy enough that I couldn't bear it any more. She came around, and still tries stuff, but I smile and say that it won't work for me.[/quote]

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