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[quote=Anonymous]When my mom is pushing for more, I just ignore her. If she complains about my dad, I ignore her. If she fights with him in my house, I ask her to leave because my husband and I don't speak to each other or other adults disrespectfully like she does to my dad with her constant snide put downs. Basically we just ignore her child-like behavior and don't reward her with attention. If she seems like she doesn't get it, I just get blunt with her. For your mom I would say "I am not sure why you think I didn't want to talk to you, I told you about Susie's wedding."

Also tell her about all the random stuff - what color were the napkins, was the chicken any good, were there cute kids dancing, did Susie's coworker get too drunk. Then you can keep family stuff to the facts. Yes Marie was there. No I didn't notice if she's lost weight. Yes David was there. No I didn't notice who his date was. Yes Nicole was there. Oh, I didn't hear about rehab. She looked well, but I wasn't really paying attention. Just don't get bullied into telling her gossipy mean things or things that are none of her business. Stick to the facts or if you don't want to say who attended, pretend you didn't see everyone or don't recall because you were so busy with something else. [/quote]

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