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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not trying to pile on but I WAS one of those kids. When I was in high school my mom decided she needed a "break" from my dad and our family, etc. and went and lived in a hotel for about two weeks. Now let me say this - as an adult with family and stress and pressure and not a great marriage, I totally get this. I get it from the bottom of my heart. I understand. I promise you.

But I'm a 53 year old woman who still remembers that like it was yesterday, and all of us "kids" still talk about it every so often. Yes, we felt abandoned in every meaningful way that you can define that. Our child brains simply didn't understand what she needed, and yours won't either. We were "older" at the time too. Middle school/high school. But our brains still today process it as "she bolted on us" even though we intellectually sort of get what the deal was. I will say this too - that time literally destroyed my brother's relationship with her, and they never recovered.

Just sayin'. [/quote]

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