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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Put her on FaceTime camera while you prep and eat dinner or watch same tv show together so you don't have to force conversation but can still provide comforting presence. [/quote]

I just posted, but wanted to address this directly. I know you mean well, but if you called a close friend in emotional distress and they were distracted making dinner and doing other things, would you want to keep talking? Undivided attention shows you care, but the daughters needs sound like more than OP can handle which is why I suggest she work with a professional. It's not seeing OP that makes the daughter feel comfort. She wants to be heard and understood and experience empathy. Doing another task and not fully listening conveys that it just isn't important to the mom. It's like when you get together with a close friend and the person keeps checking her phone, but there's no emergency. It's rude. OP needs to figure out how to gently set boundaries while still conveying she truly cares.[/quote]

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