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[quote=Anonymous]Why does your relationship have to be close? It isn't close, and I don't think you have to pretend otherwise. You need to be gracious, civil and polite. I operate that way with both my own parents and my in-laws. We differ from both sides of the family - think opposite extremes - and we are as close as our situation allows. We have other people in our lives that we are emotionally close to (some siblings more than others, for example). I find that if someone can't handle me as I am, then we aren't going to be close - but that doesn't mean we can't spend common time together, enjoying a dinner or an event or even each other's company. I know my parents feel the same way, that I'm not someone they can be close to because they feel I've rejected an important part of who they are by not continuing to belong to their faith. It's sad, but it's also just how it is. [/quote]
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