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I’m 66 and my adult son called me last Sunday just to ask how I was — no favor, no crisis, no reason — and I didn’t know how to have that conversation because I couldn’t remember the last time anyone asked just to check, and I was so unprepared I turned the conversation back to him within two minutes because being asked about myself had apparently become something I don’t know how to receive anymore

I’m 66 and my adult son called me last Sunday just to ask how I was — no favor, no crisis, no reason — and I didn’t know how to have that conversation because I couldn’t remember the last time anyone asked just to check, and I was so unprepared I turned the conversation back to him within two minutes because being asked about myself had apparently become something I don’t know how to receive anymore

AI Briefing

  • Empty nest syndrome
  • Loss of purpose after children leave home
  • Difficulty receiving genuine interest from others without an agenda
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