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I think for me living in a pretty relaxed and cosmopolitan city in Australia it can be hard to imagine the cultural leap you have made when moving to your current home. Your boundaries sound very reasonable - you'll be neighbourly, but you know that you'll never be BFFs.lpearlmom wrote:It's hard to explain the challenges our family faces being in the minority without getting into tricky religious/political territory but suffice it to say I'm surrounded by a good deal of ignorance combined with righteousness & it's a dangerous combo. I have to protect myself with reasonable boundaries or I'll just walk around pissed off all the time. I will of course be friendly & kind to her but choose not to hang out with her nonetheless.
Oh, this makes melpearlmom wrote:So exhausted. You'd think staying home would mean I was always rested & relaxed