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Originally Posted by stopdog
I think it is possible your mother simply doesn't know exactly what to do. Have you tried asking specifically for what you want - not general like I want more support, but like "Mom, when (daughter) does X, it would help me if you did Y(specific Y).
Maybe it wouldn't work, but I wouldn't know what someone wanted from me in the situation you described. I would probably see laughing as the least harmful thing I could do in the situation.
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Thanks, I should probably give that a try. I think I've tried to tell her stuff before about how to handle a meltdown, but it didn't take. She had another one at their house while I was there, but I managed to get her out of it using some distractions.