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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I hear you AND it happens in real life too.  I never do say anything because they don't know.  One day they will.

I have a coworker who always says what is annoying her and that her father is dying.  He has been dying for 6 or so years.  He is currently 90.  My father got sick and died when I was 28.  It took 3 months.  My mom got sick and died when I was 30 -- she was only 6 and I had just given birth the day before she died.

Yes my parents did annoy me.  I wonder what they would be like now.  I wonder what it would be like to have watched them age or become grandparents.  I wonder what kind of parent I would be like if I could call my mom and ask her questions.

I am sure they would have annoyed me -- I would take that in a heartbeat any day for the last 2 decades.[/quote]

God some of you are so dense though.  People have parents who are alive who they can't call and ask them questions!!!!  You and OP have ZERO clue about the context of people's lifetime relationship with their parents.  What sounds like a petty complaint to you might be the tip of the iceberg.  Or, shocker, some people don't want to lay heavy shit on you so they might just mention the petty stuff.  My parents were emotionally and/or physically abusive or are mentally ill or are alcoholics but I put up with them anyway does not tend to be a real conversation starter.

Just like no one has walked a mile in your shoes, don't assume you know the path other people have walked.  [/quote]

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