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My mom and dad have been divorced for a good 10 years now, will she EVER stop bickering and moaning about every little thing he does?

Posted by Gwaahjo Mar 13 '09, 16:10

She was in tears after I took her out for a nice birthday dinner, telling me all this stuff I just don't want to hear about their old problems. I really hope I never need to go through this.

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"...and he always wanted me to be on top!" -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 16:22 1
- Dude -- nm - con_carne Mar 13, 16:28
Co-dependent. -- nm - mara Mar 13, 16:12 11
- You think I'm the enabler? -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 13, 16:14 10
  - It sounds like she's just wrapped up in him ... if she hasn't let go after ten years, she may never. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 16:15 3
    - It's all based around money and financial stuff -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 13, 16:16 2
      - Not that I know the dynamic, but ... people who focus on that sort of thing do so because it's one of the few straws they have left to grasp at. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 16:16 1
        
        i completely believe this -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 13, 16:18
  - Not to any great extent, no. (Sorry if you thought I meant that.) -- nm - mara Mar 13, 16:15 5
    - Then I don't understand what you mean -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 13, 16:15 4
      - I meant she's codependent. (But maybe I'm using the word wrong.) I agree with b*rycumber above, anyway. -- nm - mara Mar 13, 16:20 3
        
        Everyone uses the word wrongly; I think you might have used it correctly. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 16:24 1
        
        The codependent is a person who perpetuates the alcohol or drug dependence of someone close to them in a way that hampers recovery. -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 13, 16:25
        
        i think that would make her the dependent :) but maybe i'm wrong -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 13, 16:21

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My mom and dad have been divorced for a good 10 years now, will she EVER stop bickering and moaning about every little thing he does?

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