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Originally Posted by lonegael
My mother uses the "oh, they just want attention" as the supreme denigration of a person. It implies lack of character, spoiledness, weakness, dishonesty and manipulative behavior, and a certain, shameful childishness.
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I'd say that it implies envy on the part of the mother, envy of people doing what she would like to do, but can't bring herself to!
