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[quote=Anonymous]Because my mother is a hypercritical control-freak, we haven't lived on the same continent for 25 years. I made a life elsewhere. But our long-distance relationship is cordial, and we Facetime every Sunday. There is always something to talk about for an hour: the grandkids; "sharing family news", which in practice means my mother criticizing and rumor-mongering about the relatives; the weather; current political turmoil; safety concerns of all types (my parents' area of anxiety and hyperfocus - every summer they stress about pool safety, for example), their health, everyone else's health, and their ongoing saga with an aggressive neighbor who has dementia. One hour a week is PLENTY. [/quote]
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