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My first thought, though, is that if a person is going to make a big show on a message board of not referring to his mother in the expected way, then he is setting himself up for questions. And, for that matter, it actually makes it seem as though he WANTS people to ask questions. It’s really easy to avoid people asking questions about your mother. Don’t mention her. And if you do, call her “mom,” and don’t tell us she’s awful without giving any actual evidence of such. Simple.
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Well, that would be another way to go. 
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