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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just let people tell their repeat stories. You don't like being reminded and neither do they.[/quote]

Beside the point. Both OP and her mom are reminding, it's just OP is doing it in a polite way and her mom is being rude. I'm guessing OP's mom is rude in other ways where OP is also polite and respectful.[/quote]

Or maybe OP isn't being as kind as she thinks and her moms is serving it right back up.[/quote]
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Because in general this is considered very rude. There really aren't many ways to do it nicely even with a big fat smile on your face. Just grin and bear it.[/quote]
Ok.

But why are you like this? Why would OP lie. Why are you creating your own narrative? I have no reason to not believe OP

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DP who agrees with PP. I don't think OP is lying I think OP is not self aware. When I don't want to hear a story again I will use it as a launch point, 'omg I remember this story! I was just telling my neighbor about Larla's Starbucks disaster when she spilled hers all over the barista the other day!' I display interest, show I remember, use it to smoothly pivot away, and give the person something to respond to instead of the conversation ender of 'you told me this story already'.

OP thinks she is politely saying this but her mom is kind of telling her she's not saying it politely. OP has given us enough circumstantial information to make some guesses about what is going on, and she's asking our opinion on her behavior based on how she tells it. The way she tells it, I think she's turning people off and her mom is passive aggressively turning it back on her. [/quote]

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