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comment by goobster
goobster  ·  2436 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 12, 2018

I hear ya... but you are still 15 in her head. Especially now that she's 71, and her perceptions of the world are narrowing down, new memories are harder to store/recall, and she spends a lot of time in her old memories.

The gift isn't about you; it's about her. Accepting it generously is going to make her happy. And that's just a nice thing to do for another human being, regardless of your relationship with them.