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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She just wanted a ride to the airport. Did you talk about it in advance? She probably didn’t want to take Uber or at least to pay for it. [/quote]

OP's follow up makes it clear the ride was a ruse -- she usually hires a driver for the airport and OP's DH would have been happy to take her. Mom wanted to invite guests over to see her grandchild, knew OP would not want to host people, and came up with a way to make it happen that seemed "necessary."

Strong likelihood OP had even told her mom she didn't want guests at that time before this whole "airport ride" idea came about.

I have a mom like this and I think it's 20% that she's genuinely disappointed about whatever it is she wanted to do that I said no to, and 80% wanting to assert her dominance and make sure I know she's still the boss. And this behavior gets especially egregious around big events like my wedding or the birth of a child, because the idea of me being an adult making decisions without her, or doing something that she can no longer do, seems to trigger something in her.

I don't think it's that uncommon.[/quote]

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