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[quote=Anonymous]There are various situations that people are complaining about here. 
On one side I have a MIL and her daughter who simply don't care to build a relationship with me OR the kids. They don't ask me or the kids questions. If we talk about ourselves and then ask them questions, they answer them quickly and don't continue the conversation. They don't make invitations though they will come if invited. When invited, they don't act like they are enjoying themselves. All they do is give the kids gifts of toys and candy. These people are self-absorbed because I'm sure they don't even realize they are doing this. It comes from a place of discomfort.
On the other side is Mom who drags every conversation back to what she wants to talk about. How many times have I interrupted a 15 minutes anecdote about "a lady in her exercise class." This comes from a place of EXTREME comfort. My mom is so confident in our relationship that she can blab away about her dreams, endless stories from her youth, and gossip about people I've never met without once thinking "I wonder if I'm being a bore?"[/quote]

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