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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread has been on my mind since I read it and I want to check in. I’m a 37 year old mother of 3, I’m an only child. My mom (long divorced) is 74 and she has been just awful to me for the last 3-4 years. I stopped talking to her in May 2021 when she told me she hated the crappy Mother’s Day present I sent her and that raising me was such a waste of money and time.

Is that the sort of thing people mean when they say they are parenting their parents? Or is this abnormally bad? I have no place for comparison, all I know is that I cannot take abuse like this from her while also raising young kids and working in a pandemic. [/quote]

Sorry, pp, sounds terrible. I think when people talk about parenting, it means more time with them (organizing appointments, etc.), not less.[/quote]

NP here. These were the kind of things my grandmother would say to me and my mother when she lived with us that were the first signs of dementia.  I am so sorrhiy your mother has spoken to you like this; it is incredibly hurtful.  But maybe these are signs of a bigger picture and aren't her true feelings.  I send you hugs and wish you luck.[/quote]

Thank you for this. My mom has always been mean and difficult, but wasn’t a horrible parent to me growing up. She’s just gotten very mean as I’ve become an adult and have developed my own life. Do you have any ideas of resources for me? Thanks![/quote]

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