By: Another Mother
After TWO MONTHS of my daughter ignoring me, I finally left her a similar message last week and she actually called me back . :-) Hope this mom heard from her kiddo, too.
View ArticleBy: caitlin
God, it’s letters like this that make me so thankful that my parents could not care less if I call home or not for extended periods of time. Leave your grown children alone, ffs!
View ArticleBy: ImaGrammy
Some of us like our kids. Even though I talk to my kids all the time I still send teasing emails to them and then send similar emails to me. There may be a reason your parents don’t care, Caitlin….
View ArticleBy: Jen
ImaGrammy, not everyone has the same type of relationships with their family and Caitlin sounds like she appreciates the relationship she has. Perhaps the fact that they talk on Caitlin’s schedule...
View ArticleBy: plethora
When my mama calls me and I miss it, she assumes I’m busy or don’t have my phone on me, not that I’m ignoring her. She does this thing where she trusts me and is secure enough to know I love her....
View ArticleBy: plethora
I suspect your parents do care, and do in fact miss you, but feel secure enough in the mutual love between you to accept that they’re better off leaving you to your own devices.
View ArticleBy: ImaGrammy
Typo: it should read “and THEY send similar emails to me”. Having a sense of humor and joking with my adult children (and they with me)should certainly not be misconstrued as “manipulative behavior...
View ArticleBy: caitlin
I’m sure they do miss me too (sometimes, anyway- they’re empty-nesters now that my sister is at college). However, they don’t call me either, and when I do call, they don’t linger. I respect them for...
View ArticleBy: plethora
As my mother always says, it’d be a pretty boring old world if we were all the same. If it works for you, more power to you.
View ArticleBy: amanda
That totally sounds like my mom–I think it’s sweet and kind of makes me feel guilty I haven’t talked to Mom in a few days (because she’s out of town and ignoring my emails :P)
View ArticleBy: Dunk
This sounds like every voice mail I get from my mother. I don’t get emails since she has yet to master the art of email.
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