You're lucky to have such a great relationship with your Mom, Chatty. My mom was one of those people who wasn't happy unless she was miserable. She had alienated all her friends and was a very unhappy person. She spent the last few years of her life living close to me but still wasn't happy no matter what I did or said. She didn't like how I lived, how I dressed, how I wore my hair, and worst of all, she didn't like that I wouldn't change to please her.

My feelings towards her changed many, many years ago when I stopped being afraid of her and stopped letting her control me. At one point, she refused any contact with me for about two years. I don't understand people like that.
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