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[quote=Anonymous]My mom and sisters go through this sort of thing a lot (I'm luckily in another country!). Things blow up and it seems like the end of a relationship, and then a new kind of relationship starts. I'm not excusing your mom in any way, but try to think about what she's feeling right now. She feels like a failure. She wants to be the grandmother that the grandkids love, who's helpful to her daughter, etc. but it's not happening because (1) it's VERY hard to do; and (2) it's not in her nature. So, bearing that in mind, leave her be to lick her wounds. Don't make a big deal of it. Don't let it get you down. Just learn from it (i.e. don't ask her to help with the kids again!) and be prepared to go on as normal when she comes back. I'm sure you'll get through this to a new stage.[/quote]
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