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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. As uou know, its difficult to convey nonverbal communication via internet so I will reference pop culture and media. "You are special"or "I think about you every day"sounds lovely the way Mr.Rogers says it to his audience. I would be put off if Mr. Rogers said "I think about you every day...do you think about me?" and frankly I think there would be a media backlash if he said that.

As a PP said, what if my daughter had answered "no, I dont think about you every day?" And hypersensitive grandma had started crying? she gave dd a guilty hurt look once when dd didnt want to hug grandma. Output

I think I can deal with the fawning even though its not my style but it irks me when she solicits a 7 yr old for reassurance that "yes grandma, I think about you every day!"

It would be different if grandma had said "i think of you every day" and DD volunteered spontaneously "i think about you too every day, grandma!" But its the invasive, solicitous nature of the comment to a CHILD that naturally wants to please that bothers me.

Again, maybe Im just stoic but is "do you think about me" a bit...weird?

Agree though the bigger picture is she loves her and shes simply not around her enough to teach the expectation that her that her daily thoughts should include grandma.

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Didn't help your cause.

You are still reading this wrong and overeacting.[/quote]

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