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[quote=Anonymous]My mother has been offering to take me shopping for new clothes since I weaned my last baby about 6 months ago. I have told her "no" repeatedly, even telling her that it isn't something I enjoy or want to do. I have not been hinting at all -- I've been very direct.

I know that this is her "subtle"  :roll: way of saying that I look frumpy and my clothes don't fit. It's also one of the few things we used to enjoy doing together a decade or more ago.

I can think of very few things I want to do less than spend an entire day with my mother in dressing rooms. For one thing, I don't have much free time, and this is not the way I want to spend it. For another, my body has changed so much after four children that I need to figure out what fits all over again, and I don't need an audience for that process.

She is starting to get her feelings hurt. I'm starting to think that if I buy new clothes on my own, she going to take it as a personal slight. Do I have to do this to preserve our relationship? [/quote]

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