[She doesn't say anything like "I know how that feels", but there's a certain measure of understanding rather than sympathy in her expression. Her parents are still alive, of course, but constantly reaching out for support and caring and having none of those needs met... It's something she knows all too well, and so she knows that it's not something anyone should have to go through. She breathes a sigh.]
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Do you know why she didn't want you around?