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[quote=Anonymous]Really need tips on how to deal with my histrionic mother.

As a child, I often  felt embarrassed about her dramatic behavior and blowing things out of proportion. As an adult, she constantly criticizes me, "I'm so proud of you for going to college and accomplishing everything you did, getting a good job, but now that you have children, don't you think it's time  to slow down and focus on your children? I knew you were ambitious but I didn't realize you were this ambitious." I don't have a choice economically to stop working. I have explained this to her. She goes on and on with the guilt trips. she tells her close friends and relatives how hard life is for DH and I juggling work and home. I'm a private person and do not always want to share such information especially when her stories are blown out of proportion. When someone upsets her, she thinks her hysterical behavior is a  "wake up call" to them. "Such and such was doing X, Y, and Z but I just could not take it anymore so I started to scream at him/her and told them X, Y, and Z. Since then, they have completely changed. There's so many things they didn't realize." She seems to believe the hysterical behavior is positive and effective.

She a kind, loving person and really struggled to raise us as a single mom but her behavior is draining, childish, and very embarrassing. Also her presence creates are lot tension when she visits. [/quote]

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