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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP, I could have written your post - parents just complain about their medical problems, they don’t know anything about my life. Hard to take initiative to call just to hear the litany of complaints and be their support system. As a teenager and young adult, it was like I was my mom’s psychiatrist.

One day, when I was feeling particularly stressed with a huge weight on my shoulders, I remarked to my mother than it would be nice if she would ask me about how I was doing for once. Her response was to stop calling me. Yes I know, completely dysfunctional.

You can’t change your parents, but you can try refusing to accept the guilt trip if you don’t have time to call. Just ignore those criticisms of You never call me, you don’t call often enough. Don’t explain why you haven’t called before now. Just say nothing when they say that. Move onto another topic or wind down the call. That’s my only advice to you. Know that you’re doing the best that you can and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise![/quote]

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