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I think parents and children are a separate category from siblings or other relations.
I am a fully acknowledged Mama's Boy. I love my mother and am in contact with her quite regularly. That is to say, I speak with her every 2-3 days on the phone and see her on pretty much a weekly basis. This is contrasted with Magpie and her parents -- even though they only live a few blocks down the road, we see them far less often.
When I first struck out on my own I had to communicate with my mother daily, for her peace of mind. She'd call me and if she hadn't heard from me in two or three days she'd start thinking the worst. She's gotten better with time.
I don't know. Everyone finds a way of functioning that works for them.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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