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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why you apologized several times. Once was more than enough, because you were right and you were looking out for her.

And silent treatment? At her age? Goodness. Please do not encourage her by falling for that!

See this as a kind of relief, actually - now you can do your own thing! Watch a movie, listen to music, phone your friends... Enjoy yourself blatantly.

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OP wasn't right. Her mom is 73, not 103. She is a grown woman fully capable of assessing her own physical abilities. I am 43 and have worked myself to the point of exhaustion while gardening too. If someone said or implied I was too old to do that or to manage my own actions I would be pissed too. [/quote]

Agree -- You started this, OP. it's not like out of nowhere you got the silent treatment. If this has been "her" pattern since childhood, you knew exactly what would provoke her and you did it anyway. [/quote]

Wait, was her mother invited to do gardening? This is not her home, remember. I'd actually be pretty annoyed if stuff was done to my house without my ok. I'm guessing OP's mom thought she was surprising her daughter and instead of getting "thanks!" she got admonished, so she pouted and sulked. There's enough blame to go around here, but I would not say OP started it. Mom did by taking it upon herself to do tasks at her daughter's home. [/quote]

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