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[quote=Anonymous]I have never come across a family where the children “abandoned” the parents for no reason— only situations where the “abandoned” parents didn’t agree with the reason. What the OP describes takes time and resources, not every adult child has either in abundance. I also think there is value in showing deep and genuine appreciation when your children do go out of their way for you— if they travel to you for holidays, they had other options, if they do something for your birthday and you sigh or are passive aggressive about it, it diminishes people’s willingness to keep putting themselves out there. My mother had cancer a few years ago and we (siblings, niece and I) moved heaven and earth so we could have a family wedding at her bedside. Her friends went on about how lucky she was that her granddaughter did this for her...she is still complaining that more people from her extended family weren’t invited.[/quote]
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