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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you give an example?  My mom and MIL were full of advice when DS was born.  Unfortunately, most of it was outdated.   Things are different now from when I grew up/when my nephew was born 10 years ago.  I don't necessarily think it means they are out of touch.  I usually just smile and say ok and I'll think about it.  some of their advice is good, some is bad.

I don't understand about having to research whether or not their advice is factual.   [/quote]

OP here.  For example, we bought a new car fairly recently and I think I got a good but not great deal on it and mentioned one way the dealer got the upper end of the deal when talking to my mom.  My mom then calls a local car dealer and, based upon that conversation, insists that I can just cancel the contract so long as I haven't taken delivery of the vehicle.  That's just flat out wrong as VA doesn't have a cooling off period for car sales.  Also, while it's possible that specific dealer she talked to chooses not to pursue people that bail out on a car purchase that doesn't mean they don't have the option to recover that money nor does it have any bearing on what the particular dealership I bought from might choose to do, particularly since I put a deposit on the car before picking it up the next day.[/quote]

that sounds more like an issue of your mom helicoptering to me. if you are an adult that can purchase a vehicle why would your mon call other dealerships for an issue she isnt involved in and doesnt even fully understand?[/quote]

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