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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]My mother does it and her excuse about not calling me is “I don’t want to bother you if you’re busy.” [/b]Well, then respect that I’m freaking busy and be grateful I used my personal time to call you, because I’d rather be curled up on the couch watching Netflix. LOL No advice, just commiseration. It’s best to just ignore the BS.[/quote]

My mom is the same way and I used to play this waiting game and see how long we'd go without talking.  Then when a coworker/friend hadn't heard from her dad for awhile and ended up finding him dead on the floor in his house, I decided I didn't want my relationship with my mom to end without contact due to me playing games and just started calling. She's 78 and relatively healthy but she's about the only family I have left and who knows how much time I have with her. Just call her and be glad you can. Sure wish I had the choice to call my dad.[/quote]

My mom was the same way and often said she didn't want to "bother" me either.  This scenario PP described actually just happened to me two weeks ago and it's awful.  My brother called me and asked how long it had been since I'd heard from our mom.  I said I don't know a couple of days....he said he was worried.  I said big whoop, I go a week or two sometimes without hearing from her (I call her or text her and she doesn't return them only to surface later and everything is fine).  He sent the police for a welfare check and she had passed away in her bed.  Now I feel terrible for saying big whoop.  I wish I could just talk to her again and I wish I had not played that waiting game as much as I did.[/quote]

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