I really want to give my grandkids a gift now and then

I really want to give my grandkids a gift now and then
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But you forbid me to do it. That’s painful.

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I want us to be closer

I want us to be closer
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The last time I was at your house, you hardly even spoke to me. I can’t understand why.

I thought you’d be thrilled to have me as your mother-in-law

I thought you’d be thrilled to have me as your mother-in-law
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I thought that you’d think, Wow, I’m so lucky! It kills me that you don’t.

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Some mothers-in-law will say anything

Some mothers-in-law will say anything
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I try not to. It’s not wanted, appreciated, or believed.

When I call you on the phone at 8 in the morning on a Saturday…

When I call you on the phone at 8 in the morning on a Saturday…
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I hope you’re not secretly saying, “Damn. Why is she calling here so early?”

I’ve actually led a rich, interesting, complicated life

I’ve actually led a rich, interesting, complicated life
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I wish you’d see me that way. I feel a little resentful that suddenly my whole life is seen through the prism of “the mother-in-law.”

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