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[quote=Anonymous]I love my mom  who is visiting with us for a few months and I appreciate all that she is doing but today she is driving me on the edge.
I have a very busy schedule between work life and balancing family life. I am also taking online classes.

My mom is a little too blunt it hurts. For example, today she said how my yard looked unkempt and in her words “as if nobody lives here.” She said she would spend most of her day raking, cleaning the driveway etc.  I let it slide.  A few minutes ago, I heard her on the phone telling my older brother that she is helping me “clean my yard work since it’s too dirty.” That part hurt. My mom obviously doesn’t understand that it’s hard to keep up with flowers falling from trees over the spring. I can’t blow the sidewalks, driveway and the deck every day. The grass grows too fast over the spring and I can’t manage to have it mowed more than once a week.

My mom is a little old school too and she feels that I should dress like a 90 year old woman since I am married, she makes sneaky remarks. The summer season is coming up and I am not sure I should change my wardrobe just because she is uncomfortable with tank tops and shorts.

Of course I could explain the above to my mom but she is very sensitive and it’s hard for her to see something in someone else perspective. I guess the question is, how do I coexist with my mom without pulling my hair or feeling like a failure?

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