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This is a letter from a mother to a daughter

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If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, donā€™t interrupt to say: ā€œYou said the same thing a minute agoā€... Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep. When I donā€™t want to take a bath, donā€™t be mad and donā€™t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl? When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and donā€™t look at me that way... remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with lifeā€™s issues every day... the day you see Iā€™m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what Iā€™m going through. If I occasionally lose track of what weā€™re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I canā€™t, donā€™t be ner...