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[quote=Anonymous]My mom freaked out when she came to visit right when my daughter was born. She accused dh and his parents of trying to wrest control of our kid and dh of sponging off of me. She was terrible. I came to realize later that she had been anxious her whole life and had been hiding it and that changes like the birth of babies (especially when she is visiting and away from her home) were extremely stressful for her. I suspect, OP, that your mom has always been anxious and angry but has been hiding it from you. I call that the "evil twin" effect. You think everything is fine and then suddenly your mom's "evil twin" shows up and acts crazy. You probably won't be able to get her to do anything about it but you can figure out how you can set limits with her so that it doesn't make you crazy. And then you have to learn acceptance. Good luck![/quote]
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