Dear Amy: I’m getting fed up with her inability to somehow confirm with me that she’s received my texts – even with a “thumbs up” icon.
Dear Amy: My adult daughter lives a few hundred miles from where I live.AdvertisementFrankly, I’m getting fed up with her inability to somehow confirm with me that she’s received my texts – even with a “thumbs up” icon.I’ve made an effort over the years to chalk it up to her personal style and to be forgiving of the distractions of life.
I’d expect at least a simple response when I text a couple of times a month, and it’s disturbing to me that she never answers.When I’m visiting her, she responds quickly to texts or phone calls with friends, so I’d wager it’s not a systemic attitude.It leaves us both wondering/worrying about her well-being.Dear Stumped: You don’t say whether if you ask a question your daughter answers.
You should assume that she receives all of your texts and messages, whether or not you get the “thumbs up.”The way to approach this is to tell her you’d like to be in touch in-between visits. Say, “I know this isn’t your style, but we’re far away from one another and if I don’t get a peep I start to worry. It’s a mom thing and I don’t want to crowd you, but a response to the occasional text would put my mind at ease. Can you do that for me?”We do not live near each other.
My way of participating was to ask follow-up questions to learn more about them. As it turned out, they loved my interest in them but never asked me even one question about myself!I have three college degrees that are varied and intriguing.The group’s enthusiastic consensus was to get together again within the year.
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