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[quote=Anonymous]You can’t force a relationship or expect your nieces and nephews to be under obligation to you. They should be polite of course but they don’t need to engage beyond being polite. Just because you text them, it doesn’t mean they have to engage you in a text conversation or share personal information with you about their lives. These aunts who expect something in return are really off base. As kids, they didn’t push you to give them gifts. You did this. Of course, they accepted them, played with them, thanked you etc. A child is not going to say thank you for your generosity but I can’t accept this gift. I don’t know if as an adult I will want to reciprocate in the manner you expect or establish the relationship you want. To avoid hurt feelings down the road, I must decline. They aren’t being selfish just because they don’t want a closer relationship with you. There aren’t any tricks to force this. [/quote]
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