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[quote=Anonymous]Don’t try to convince them. Tell them you are happy, but their constant ‘concern’ makes spending time with them difficult, and for the sake of your relationship they need to accept you as you are and drop the commentary. Have this conversation once with each of them, in a serious fashion. After this, just say ‘I discussed this with you previously, am happy with my current life, and am not going to discuss it further.’ and change the subject, leave the room, etc. same canned response every time. If you can be absolutely consistent and not engage, they’ll stop. They’re concern is coming from a good place, and especially as the youngest with deceased parents, isn’t surprising (I’m in that role too), but if you strongly stake your independence as an adult who doesn’t need parenting, they’ll get there.[/quote]
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