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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d say twice a year my mom will pull this silent treatment with me, usually after I say something she doesn’t want to hear. She proceeds to ignore any texts or calls.  She lives with my dad but he is hard of hearing and disabled, so she pretty much anticipates my daily phone call to check in, if not just to talk to another adult, so I know this silent treatment has to bother her more than it does me, because honestly, it’s a welcomed break. When I notice the pattern I always send text telling her I will give her her space. Eventually she will call and shift the blame on me telling me she misses talking and doesn’t want to have this distance between us (that she put there in the first place.) It’s happening now and I’m sitting here laughing as I contemplate how long she will suffer with the silence before she breaks and calls me. I’d love to know what the purpose of these types of silent treatments are, does anyone have insight? [/quote]

OP, has she always used the silent treatment or is this a newer thing?[/quote]

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