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Lis ([personal profile] staranise) wrote in [personal profile] grammarwoman 2018-09-05 06:34 am (UTC)

I think that kind of like bodily autonomy, boundaries with a kid are meant to be a little porous when they're small; as they grow up, the two of you learn to un-merge as they grow more and more autonomous.

But I wish you the best of luck with your mother. I'd volunteer to help, but I don't think a muffled stranger's voice on the phone telling her, "Your daughter isn't coming this weekend," would help matters at all.

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