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SlateDear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. No matter how many times I politely say, “Hey that’s really nice Mom, but next time can you please ask us what would be helpful first? —Too Sick to Clean the Fridge Dear Too Sick, It certainly sounds like your mother is not attuned to your actual needs—versus the ones she imagines you have—and that’s frustrating. If I were to try to guess at the root behind her strange gift-giving habits, I would say that there’s a facet about her obsession with the surprise element that’s very “Mother knows best.” Or more likely, it’s as if your mother would rather not risk a situation where you have actual expectations or things you need from her, and she has to risk letting you down by not meeting them. —The Saddest Yogi Dear Saddest Yogi, Now that’s a plot twist worthy of “The White Lotus”!
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