Advice for dealing with parent who tries to control relationship between adult children

[Anonymous]

DH says, “Mom, I know you mean well and want us to be close, but we are adults, and you need to let us handle our own relationship. Otherwise you run the danger of micromanaging, and I know you don’t want to do that because that will not achieve your goal and instead just cause us to feel irritated with you.”

[Anonymous]

Managing his mom is DH's job.