# (Old) Summer camp in the MMP

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
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**Created:** [May 13, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-summer-camp-in-the-mmp/1001482 "2024-05-13T10:44:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-summer-camp-in-the-mmp/1001482/135 "2024-05-16T10:18:25Z")

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> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> > [@nelliebly](#):
> >
> > **shoe** , I’m hoping your silence means you’re too busy to post. I just wanted to tell you that we all love you like family,
> 
> Y’all are awesome.
> 
> I’ve mostly been just staying the hell off my phone.
> 
> Found out **G.C.** had a bad Mother’s Day, too. He said she got drunk & said really hurtful things  
> (Me: “same 'cept mine was sober.”)

I find I enjoy talking on the phone with most people less and less. And as **Nellie** said, you’re family to at least me; I can’t speak for the rest of the grumpy mumpers. 😁

  

As to difficult family in particular …

**Shoe** : I wrote a response to your telling us of your bad Mother’s Day call. But it’s in last week’s thread 'cuz I’m a dummy. I’ll quote it here for your reference:

> [@(Old) April Showers bringing May Flowers in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-showers-bringing-may-flowers-in-the-mmp/1001177/292):
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> **Shoe** my dear, what did you _think_ would happen when you called Mom? She is toxic, evil, and everything ghastly that human nature can be. Quit calling. Block her phone number. She is, or should be, dead to you. You will think better of her once you’ve done that.

> [@(Old) April Showers bringing May Flowers in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-showers-bringing-may-flowers-in-the-mmp/1001177/293):
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> She will keep dashing your fantasy hopes for normalcy as long as you keep communicating. The only way you can keep up your comforting illusion that she can be reasonable is by not letting her burst that bubble with her actual behavior when you actually communicate.
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> Sort of like imaginary lovers never disappoint, largly imaginary Moms are _much_ better than the real ones.

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