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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  My mom does this.

And even worse, at family gatherings, the conversation will be rolling.  Talking about one of the grand's soccer games or the HS play or just anything light and casual and then she jumps in:

"Two teens died in a car accident last weekend"

"Oh, wow, Mom, did they live in your neighborhood?  I didn't hear of this"

"No, they were from West Virginia.  Just so sad"

"Oh, yeah....that is sad"[/quote]

Omg! This was my mom this past Xmas.

“My bank (TD) was robbed!” 
“Wow! The branch you go to?” 
“No, the one in <town 30 miles away>.”
Cut to my WTF face…

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"Cut to my WTF face" made me giggle. Yes, my mom does this and it is as others have said anxiety, boredom and attention seeking. She gets indignant when people either directly or indirectly set boundaries with her for doing it. I could handle it and laugh to myself at her dramatics when I had less stress, but when someone takes your stressor and has to tell you every worst case scenario and refuses to stop it crosses into disturbing. I have several family members like this and they think they are the most supportive and empathetic people on the planet and don't understand why nobody who is undergoing a hard time will return their calls/texts or visit them.[/quote]

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