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[quote=Anonymous]She sounds like my mom. First off, stop trying to change her (“it shouldn’t be that way“). Maybe treat visiting her like you would if you did prison visits: don’t wear anything remotely revealing or attractive. Focus only on the safe subjects, though yes this can be very difficult. Like a PP mentioned, don’t bring up things she goes negative on (women, tattoos, etc). Does it help visiting her not by yourself? With my mom, she only liked boys, and it just so happened I have two, and so finally there was something she could be pleasant about. The boys were a distraction and a kind of buffer. My mom was also good going on outings such as gardens and restaurants she likes. Maybe do stuff where you can be together but not have to talk so much. [/quote]
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