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[quote=Anonymous]I won’t talk to her about anything, really.  It makes me very sad but I don’t have other options.   She gets upset over everything and is nasty as hell to me.   If we talk about my child’s school she always first brings up and then “reminds” me repeatedly to be careful during the commute with an increasingly upset tone even after “yes, Mom, I know, Mom.”   It’s hard to explain unless you’ve BTDT I think - there is no clear way to have any conversation and I’m tired of feeling a sense of having to take hits because her views are ridiculous and mean.

She sees doctors for allergies and well-controlled diabetes.  She’s got a baffling number of appointments and I think there’s another BTDT element to this.   One of my closest friends has a mom who got one foot run over by a city bus and suffered a partial amputation with spiraling consequences over time.   She’s never “why me” over this, and is extraordinarily independent - ended a not great marriage in her 60s, reads constantly.  My friend has a MIL from the same part of the world as my mom and has called the endless discussion of routine life matters “[their names] problems.”   I just wish it were different.

I know this is weird but I hope everyone has a good rainy Mother’s Day.[/quote]

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