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[quote=Anonymous]My great-aunt had been sick for several months. I and my mother and sister had visited her several times in recent months given her illness.  I was talking to my mom today for about 30 minutes on other topics when suddenly and casually she drops it that my great-aunt died during Thanksgiving. It has been almost a week by now. My mom said she left me a voicemail on the day she dies. She had indeed left me a voicemail, which I assume was a general Thanksgiving greeting (by the way, she does not come to our Thanksgiving because she hates my dad, whom she divorced decades ago, and dislikes my husband's family, whom she finds chaotic). She then proceeded to savage me that I don't pick up the phone and that she is not responsible for people listening to their voicemails and generally got really nasty and mean with me. I don't know how to react. She knew I had over 20 guest for Thanksgiving and that it was a very busy time (I also have three small children and a demanding job). There was no text, no additional call, no sympathy, nothing, just a savage attack on me for my failings in getting her voicemail.  Am I the jerk here? I don't know how to process this and feel like my mom just carved a hole in my chest (not an uncommon feeling I get when dealing with her).[/quote]

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