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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 2 weeks postpartum and am very fortunate that my mom lives nearby. She comes over everyday and helps out with cooking and caring for the baby. I would have a much harder time managing without her and am very grateful for what she's done for us.

But she's also turned into an absolute tyrant. Constantly scolding me and telling me what I should or shouldn't do. Early on she declared that I must not touch anything cold, including washing my hands with cold tap water. This morning she barged into the bathroom while I was washing my hands and saw that I had turned both hot and cold water on. She immediately gave me an earful. I guess I'm supposed to use hot water only. Every time I resist or do things differently she'd loudly lament that I'd end up with a host of ailments later on to plague my life.

The most ridiculous incident was when she told me to eat a bowel of dates. I had just finished nursing the baby and had been dying to go to the bathroom. As I got up this conversation took place:

Mom: Where are you going?
Me: Bathroom.
Mom: *shoving the bowel in front of me* Finish this before you go.
Me: What?!

Anyway, none of this is surprising, as she's always been very controlling. But this is taking it to a new level. She also meddles in how DH parents our toddler, basically treating all of us like children.

I just need to vent a little bit. I love her dearly, but I'm also about to jump out of my skin.

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