! Love what you said

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" Her fretting is just useless, empty hot air, designed to fill up the dead space

where a real conversation should go. "

I LOVE this!! Am putting it on my favorite quotes list!

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> > > > From: Fiona <hermitsdaughter@>

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> > > > To: WTOAdultChildren1

> > > > Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 11:56 AM

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> > > > Called my mother today for the daily " proof of life " morning call.

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> > > > She went into her cross to bear for the day: the invasion of ants in her

apartment. As someone else had posted about their mother, her reactions are

utter panic over very small things (I know they're not small to her, but really,

her reactions are on par with the way my five-year old daughter would respond).

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> > > > She went into a lengthy explanation of the ants' various locations and

activities.

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> > > > Finally, I had the audacity to...gasp...CONVERSE and add something to

our " dialogue. "

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> > > > I had the gumption to change the subject to something other than ants. I

began telling her about how busy it's been getting at my job. As my mouth began

to form a sentence, she said " oh yeah, that's too bad. did I tell you I haven't

showered today? " I kept talking as though I were actually talking to someone who

gave a rat's ass and finished my thought.

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> > > > I used to become absolutely enraged when she would do this, so upset at

her lack of caring, utter lack of interest in anything I do. I would allow it to

ruin my day and my attitude.

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> > > > I have to say, since being on this board--I guess it's the validation of

seeing that I am not alone in this--I find it amusing and look forward to those

moments in my conversations with her when I can do this.

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> > > > Just had to share!!

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