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[quote=Anonymous]   She's living independently without major issues and she still has friends and social life, but lawd she's getting more crotchety. She has always been moody, but she used to be more careful with how she spoke to other adults and us once we became adults. These days, if you catch her at the wrong time, she will get indignant about something relatively minor and then chastise the person like she/he is a rude child or teenager, even if the person is her peer. She interrupts all the time. When she talks, you can't get a word in edgewise and if you dare interrupt you get a tongue lashing if she's in a "mood." It's bad enough she does this to her adult children, but one of her neighbors complained to me the other day about a tongue lashing she got for something minor. and I apologized profusely, said she was under a lot of stress (sort of true), aging, etc and I told her not to take any of it personally. I also gave her my email to let me know if she gets concerned about something my mom says or does. She seemed relieved because she felt like my mom hated her :(. I too have to remind myself not to take any of it personally.

Anyone else dealing with this? Any tips? I try to use a calm voice, but have to watch that too because if I use the wrong tone she accuses me of talking to her like she's a child. I do everything possible to avoid talking politics because that will set her off into a crotchety fit EVERY time and don't you dare disagree with her. (Her political rants are sort of funny sometimes I have to admit.)[/quote]

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