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Re:After 4 Years of Silence, a Call to Mom on Mother’s Day by soulofmischief on Sunday May 10, 2020 @12:41PM (#23133981)
You obviously haven't met my mother. Every time I see my mom these days she's asking for money for drugs or is too busy wrapped in her phone to have a conversation.

And I know plenty other people whose love for their parents far outweighs the love their parents show in return. Mother's Day is always a slog for me as I internally sort my desire for respect and sense of humanitarian duty.

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Re:After 4 Years of Silence, a Call to Mom on Mother’s Day by tw04 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @12:44PM (#23134001)
Indeed. There are absolutely parents who match his description but to say that's every parent is more than a bit of a stretch.
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Re:After 4 Years of Silence, a Call to Mom on Mother’s Day by crimsonalucard on Sunday May 10, 2020 @12:49PM (#23134047)
It's definitely not every parent nor is it even almost every parent.

I would say it's the majority though, as in over 50% for sure.

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Re:After 4 Years of Silence, a Call to Mom on Mother’s Day by pupppet on Sunday May 10, 2020 @12:43PM (#23133997)
Oof that's harsh, sorry you got a dud.
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Re:After 4 Years of Silence, a Call to Mom on Mother’s Day by crimsonalucard on Sunday May 10, 2020 @12:47PM (#23134037)
Of course there are exceptions. But the general rule stands.

I say the above from anecdotal experience from my parents and other parents I know, and from quotations I hear from people actually living in prison.

I guess drugs throw off all the priorities, because in the end the actual mechanism that triggers love is in itself a chemical/drug as well.

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Re:After 4 Years of Silence, a Call to Mom on Mother’s Day by soulofmischief on Sunday May 10, 2020 @01:48PM (#23134499)
If you're making a general rule, I would refrain from using absolutisms like "never" which alienate the outliers like myself and invalidate your statement.

It's deeper than drugs. The drug problem is a symptom of the greater problem: selfishness and complete lack of responsibility.

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