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[quote=Anonymous]OP I totally understand what you are saying. My mother is a completely self absorbed woman who cared about her husband du jour (she's had 5) and always treated me like a burden. I suppose I was cramping her style while she was busy dating, marrying, divorcing, dating, etc and I never felt valued or wanted. Although she and I do have a relationship it is not close and I have a lot of ambivalence toward her. Fast forward to today, I have been happily married for 27 years and have fantastic relationships with my children. My mother is getting old and she is sad that I am not closer to her but here is the bottom line: you can't treat someone as if they are of no or little value to you and expect that one day when you are feeling your mortality they will just welcome you with open arms. My children are my life, I cannot imagine any scenario where I wouldn't be speaking to them. I just wouldn't let anything get in between us. Good luck OP. I get it.[/quote]
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