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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  My DD is a second year and often goes a week or so, then I might get a text like "If I mail home my jeans can you get them fixed and then bring them when you come visit me" and I text "yes" and I hear nothing after that.

I absolutely don't take it personally.  And there is no way to set up a Sunday call without it not working and me getting frustrated.

Please don't take it personally, or as symbolic that they don't care.  They are adulting and for some reason, need to try not grabbing the umbilical cord for security--they are practicing using their new friends for that.

And I do think their unique personalities really matter. For some, it's easy if you establish the once-a-week call.  For others, you'll just get frustrated when they don't answer.

I have made it a practice to not reach out to my DD...mostly because if I don't hear back, I don't like how I feel (anxious and annoyed).  This not-reaching-out policy has been great for me, and when she facetimes, it's really fun because she has time to talk and wants to talk.[/quote]

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