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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Mom of an adult daughter. I can say that I started paying attention to how much I talked. I realized I talked too much and asked too many questions. I thought I was just making conversation. We get along better when we have more quiet time. We can be in the same room each doing something, but don't have to be talking. Make sure you are not short with her. Make sure you do not snap-at-her and hurt her feelings anymore than you might a friend or housemate. We Moms don't like being dumped-on, or treated badly even if we don't speak up about it. We don't want the exchange to escalate. We'll always love you, we also want to like you :)[/quote]

Thanks for this perspective. I realize I'm not always succeeding at being likable. What caused you to think about how muuch you talked? I think my mom really has trouble with silence. Yet when she asks a question she often assumes the answer instead of listening. So it'll be 'so you had a good day at work? Great!' Instead of 'how was your day?l[/quote]

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