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DEAR ABBY: I am a mom of two boys, 8 and 12. They both have best friends whose moms I like and I would like to be friends with. My problem is when we set up a playdate for the boys or make plans when the time comes around and I text them about it, I don’t hear back from them at all. I have even left phone messages a couple of times.
I’m bipolar, and I have social anxiety, so when I say yes to something, it is huge for me. When they don’t respond, I feel as though I am annoying them or they’re mad at me for some reason. The rejection is starting to upset me, and it’s upsetting my children, es…