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[quote=Anonymous]Given that she refuses to live closer to family (possibly a blessing) and that she physically and emotionally abused you I would be much less tolerant of her intolerable behavior than you are. I might give her ten to fifteen minutes on the phone once a week but as soon as she started criticizing or chastising (repeating stories is par for the elderly) I would say I have to go now, I'll talk to you next Sunday, bye, and then I would hang up. That's it. I'm not sure why you are feeling any guilt at all. She should be feeling a lot of guilt but not you. Many people in your situation would be 100% estranged from her. I really don't think you owe someone who abused you and continues to treat you badly anything at all. Even your mother, or maybe especially your mother.[/quote]
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