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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need therapy OP.  I highly doubt your parent will perceive your "ghosting" as "punishment."  It is much more likely that they will view you as an ungrateful child with issues.[/quote]

The mom sounds like a narcissist based her view that OP needs to fulfill some form of 'duty' when visiting her. I think what OP means by punishment is that her mom will be emotionally upset at the total loss of contact. The daughter lives in another far-off country, she can't email her, she can only phone....wouldn't it freak you out if you couldn't reach your kids? It's like a form of death. And if you know it would hurt someone who brings you nothing but grief, why not? Kill two birds with one stone. The OP doesn't have to deal with the abusive parent and the parent can suffer from being cut off. I think many of the Americans on DCUM have trouble envisioning what it's like for women in other cultures who really have no identity except to be some overbearing matriarch. It's a true loss of face to be abandoned by one's children in some cultures. Here in the US, the impact of that isn't so bad. [/quote]

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