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What to text back when your mom says « i guess you're too busy for us now »
Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.
i guess you're too busy for us now
What they actually meant
Underneath the guilt is a parent who misses you and doesn't know how to say that without making it sting. I guess is the tell. Answer the missing, not the accusation.
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Replies you can send
Keep it calm
We'd send this onei'm not too busy for you. i've been bad at calling and i'll fix that
Hold your ground
i've been slammed, not distant. can we not do the guilt thing?
Change the game
i miss you too. sunday, i'll call properly
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