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[quote=Anonymous]Your mother is mentally ill, doesn't see it and won't treat it, and she's done a number on you in the process. Get to therapy. Go see someone who knows about hoarding, as that will cover a lot of related ground (ADHD, anxiety, depression, etc). Your mother is never going to be happy with your relationship--or possibly even happy at all. Nothing's going to change that without her getting treatment. As sad as that fact is, let it be freeing. Live your life the way you wish. Have holidays at your home, go where you want to go. A good friend of mine has a very similar mother, but does not live locally to her, thank goodness. She finally told her mom to expect weekly calls, not daily, and if she kept calling constantly (as she had been doing) not to expect the weekly call. It took awhile, but it worked, and now my friend occasionally even enjoys conversations with her mom. You can do this too. [/quote]
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