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Heh. This is going to be FIL when he's older.

Dear Prudie,
My dad is a talker. He tells long-winded stories and carries on about subjects the people around him have no interest in. He’s also immune to the body language of his audience and misses (either willfully or not) the normal indications that they are no longer interested. He’s that nightmare guy everyone tries to avoid because once he’s got you cornered, you can’t get out. For the past several years I’ve limited the amount of time I spend with him both in person and on the phone because of this. I’ve tried gently bringing it up as well as being more direct, but he just laughs and says he knows. He’s in his 70s, and other than a few hours each day he spends at his part-time job, he doesn’t have any friends. What can I do to maintain a relationship with my father without tearing my hair out every time he corners me into a conversation? Or how do I get him to shut the hell up?

—Please Stop

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