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[quote=Anonymous]My MIL does this. She is one of the kindest, most giving people I know, but wow, her fixation on the misfortunes of distant acquaintances really puts a damper on a family gathering! She also goes into too much detail, to the point it’s distressing to hear (and I’m not squeamish). For her, I think it stems from a combination of continuing to process the loss of loved ones (many from cancer at a younger age) and the gossip culture in which she grew up (Southern, poor, and socializing meant sitting at the kitchen table for hours talking about everyone’s business). Now that she is retired, her habit extends to discussing, in detail, the fallout of every new natural disaster.[/quote]
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