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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just tell her calmly at the beginning of the conversation that you're going to hang up if she brings it up again. Then follow through. Repeat until she gets it.[/quote]

I don't know if this is something that I would just instigate. The way I grew up - a) you don't talk back to your parents, b) you don't call them by their first names, and c) you don't end a conversation (on the phone or otherwise) - they do.[/quote]

By chance your family migrated from elsewhere? This sounds like the norm in some cultures, but not the norm in the U.S.

FWIW, my parents came from a similar culture and their demand that I have children almost wrecked our relationship. I tried distancing myself, be assertive, changing the subject, right out lies, etc. Nothing would deter them. Then the guilt makes me doubt myself and I soften in my resolve toward them. Rinse and repeat. It's very difficult to unlearn from your upbringing. The best to do is to tune her out and do what's best for you.[/quote]

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