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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother and I have always been really close, in many ways she's my best friend but she's also incredibly opinionated and a little too involved in every detail of my life. I'm 37 years old, married with 3 children and sometimes she still treats me like a child when I don't do what she wants. She's never going to change, I know that, but what I'm looking for is a way to deal with her constant opinions and criticism. So for example, DH and I are getting a new sofa. She wants to go with me to look at sofas before I go with DH so she can give her opinion about them before we pick then. I don't have time to go twice and frankly I don't know why she needs to have a say in what sofa we choose. Now she's angry and hung up the phone on me because I won't go with her first. As I said, I have 3 little children and I have my hands full with them but she constantly tells me my house isnt neat enough. She texts me all the time to tell me to clean up, remind me when the trash has to go out and tells me about various tasks she thinks DH needs to do. If I get even a little annoyed she won't speak to me until I apologize.

I know from everything I'm saying she sounds awful but there is a lot of good too. She's an amazing grandmother and she really helps me out a TON. Of course I'd just as soon not have her help because of the strings that come with it (ie she thinks she can say anything to me because of her generosity etc) but if I ever told her that I didn't want or need her help it would literally start world war 3. Does anyone have a parent like this and how do you deal? [b] I usually just say "ok" to whatever she says whether I plan to do it or not [/b]but sometimes that just doesn't work. [/quote]

Grow a backbone. You're 37 for goodness sakes. Tell your mother to BUTT OUT. Better yet, don't tell her your plans. You know she is like this, so why tell her about the couch? I feel for your husband. You're lucky he puts up with you and your mother.

-DW[/quote]

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