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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 762015" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>I hear of that “thing” constantly regarding an adult child being indifferent or something like that.</p><p></p><p>More extreme with many of our situations here…abuse, drugs, total irresponsibility, unkindness , crime, violence….horrible decisions and choices etc.</p><p></p><p>But…there is this other “thing” out there. Indifference. I’ve experienced a touch of this with my other adult “child,” but am relieved to say it seems MUCH better recently.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> and holidays , for us, knock on wood…are lovely. </p><p></p><p>But a few friends talk about it (indifference) much.</p><p></p><p>This other situation: </p><p>Attendance for holidays….usually. But not much else. And not a for sure.</p><p></p><p>A friend who had surgery and her adult child said all the right things on FB, but barely contacted her or lifted a finger in real life. Barely if at all acknowledges birthdays. Will call repeatedly for their problems but even if parents are having obvious extreme problems they won’t call them. Not thanking them for gifts. Last minute or no invites to grandkid birthday parties. Simply being treated sort of “less than…” unimportant …indifferent. Being taken advantage of. Made to feel irrelevant. Ignored. </p><p></p><p>Difficult and also very painful.</p><p></p><p>Maybe not as extreme as what most of us have experienced here on this Board…but also difficult. </p><p></p><p>Just something I’ve picked up on as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 762015, member: 4152"] I hear of that “thing” constantly regarding an adult child being indifferent or something like that. More extreme with many of our situations here…abuse, drugs, total irresponsibility, unkindness , crime, violence….horrible decisions and choices etc. But…there is this other “thing” out there. Indifference. I’ve experienced a touch of this with my other adult “child,” but am relieved to say it seems MUCH better recently.:) and holidays , for us, knock on wood…are lovely. But a few friends talk about it (indifference) much. This other situation: Attendance for holidays….usually. But not much else. And not a for sure. A friend who had surgery and her adult child said all the right things on FB, but barely contacted her or lifted a finger in real life. Barely if at all acknowledges birthdays. Will call repeatedly for their problems but even if parents are having obvious extreme problems they won’t call them. Not thanking them for gifts. Last minute or no invites to grandkid birthday parties. Simply being treated sort of “less than…” unimportant …indifferent. Being taken advantage of. Made to feel irrelevant. Ignored. Difficult and also very painful. Maybe not as extreme as what most of us have experienced here on this Board…but also difficult. Just something I’ve picked up on as well. [/QUOTE]
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