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[quote=Anonymous]3 years ago, my mother gave me bad financial advice that I am still harmed by. I blame myself for following it just to shut her up, but it permanently damaged my faith in her as a source of advice.

Recently, she has begun badgering me with bad career advice. We were in the same general field, but obviously our careers haven't overlapped for long and my specialty carries some differences due to new regulations.

I don't want to hurt her feelings, but I can't do the crazy things that she wants me to do at work (supposedly to protect my position).I do not even want to discuss my career with her.

Part of the problem is that we argue about everything because if it isn't her viewpoint, it's not just wrong, but stupid, irresponsible, and quite possibly immoral.

She is overbearing in general and very angry that I am not falling over myself to do everything in life the way she has done it. (Please note that her career was not overly successful, her marriage split up, her health is poor, and her relationship with her family is strained at best.)

Complicating all of this is that she is starting to have age related memory issues so she swears that I have agreed to do things that I never ever would.

Am I fighting a losing battle?
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