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How to handle parents who live in the past

My mom keeps showing me baby pictures of me and my sister and talking about how fast we grew up and I can see this sadness in her eyes that makes me feel guilty for having my own life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Another's nostalgia can become an emotional burden that distorts natural growth.

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“Where Are You with Nostalgia — its function and its limits?”

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