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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For years I have been working with DD on how to be kinder or phrasing thinks nicer to others. She has a very curt “that’s stupid or that’s dumb, why can’t you just ___,”  frank personality that can easily offend others. She does this either way friends and family. It’s just a facet of her personality.

I’ve lost the word that I am thinking of but does this continue always as adults? [/quote]

I challenge the notice that personality is something fixed. It’s something that she does now. You’ve done what you can do to try and guide her to an alternate way of communicating and she’s chosen not to comply.

She’s got a long life ahead of her and she can and will change when it becomes necessary for her to do so.

In general her style is reactionary and rigid, which can be off-putting. Certainly sounds like it is to you. You can share with her how you receive it, accepting that she she may respond defensively at first because moms and daughters are almost biological programmes to trigger each other  
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