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What to text back when your mom says « after everything we've done for you »
Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.
after everything we've done for you
What they actually meant
Years of history put on the table to win one conversation. It's a real feeling and it's also unanswerable by design. Acknowledge it once, then go back to the actual subject.
How loaded this is · not in your head
Replies you can send
Keep it calm
i know how much you've given me. i'm grateful for it
Hold your ground
We'd send this onei'm grateful, and that doesn't mean i have to agree with you on this
Change the game
can we talk about the actual thing rather than the whole history?
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