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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question:  For those that cut their own family out of their children’s lives.  Is it cultural?  It certainly seems to go against the laws of nature.  Civilized societies don’t do this.  There is no reason to behave in such a selfish manner as to deny family relationships.[/quote]

It’s not always this big dramatic cutting off from specific people. My mother did something unforgivably cruel to me and she will not acknowledge it or apologize. I spoke to her a couple times and explained that she would have to acknowledge what she did and apologize. I didn’t make any threats towards her about no contact. But she never apologized and also hasn’t reached out again in 4 years. The phone works both ways.

Oftentimes it’s not this big dramatic ceremony of cutting someone off, it’s simply laying down a boundary and the other party not liking that and deciding to pretend their child doesn’t exist.

I’m not going to chase her down. If she wants to make it right it’s up to her to figure out how to do that.[/quote]

I think SNL should do a skit on this.  It could be a young American mother in a diaper schooling a young woman from another culture about....how it is.  The woman from another culture who fled her homeland and came to America not even speaking the language.

American:  It’s like not obviously dramatic.  I mean not as big as something like a gender reveal. It’s like boundaries 
Other woman:  Is it like building a wall?  Americans like to do that.
American:  So like my mom was mean to me.  I will not allow that.  I explained what she had to do and she didn’t do it.  You know, I got like upset.  When my mom upsets me she needs to learn.  
Other woman:  I understand about phones working both ways. America has wonderful technology. Maybe this is all too much for your mother. You appear to be very self aware.  Maybe your mother is making it right by staying away from you.
American:  How dare you say that!  You know nothing!  You live in your own little bubble. You upset me and I soiled myself.

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American:  ....and I’m not inviting you kid to my daughter/sons birthday party.  [/quote]

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