Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's sad that communication broke down but I give her props for having the gumption to run her own life. It really was nice of you to set her up in the inlaw apartment, sorry it didn't work out, I hope you can both find a way to meet on a middle ground since she won't be around too much longer.

I'm actually wondering if you are able to see the situation from her point of view. You say she was argumentative and abusive, what would she say about you?

Oh I can tell you exactly what she would say about me because she DID say it about it. She was fine as long as we catered to her every whim and I did things exactly how she wanted. She tried to tell me what to do from large things (“why would you stay in that job? You should get a higher paying one.”) to small (“Don’t give the kids everything they want, we never sent you to camp”). I could t even do laundry right unless it was exactly her way. When I would stand up for myself and remind her I am a grown ass adult she’d get all mad and accuse me of trying to gaslight her. I don’t even understand that, but when so asked her what she meant she yelled at me.

She moved out to an apartment that is not assisted living but a lot older people live there and there is a small market in the building so she won’t starve. She won’t take her medications properly of course so I am sure there will eventually be fall out from that, and I will feel bad. But we did our best, or close to it.

The irony is we could have coexisted peacefully if she wasn’t so controlling, mean, and treating me like I was 12. Hell, I am nearly elderly myself. Maybe it is due in part to the aging brain, but she was never overly nice to me. She gave us things, sure. But not her attention or support. I was hoping for a nicer relationship now but guess not.

I just wish she had given us some warning, or been up front about it.
It feels like she needed to put that final knife in my back and twist it, to show me who is boss.

This reminds me of a poster this past year whose elderly father moved in and was driving her bonkers questioning or critiquing how they did everything. Must be a thing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's sad that communication broke down but I give her props for having the gumption to run her own life. It really was nice of you to set her up in the inlaw apartment, sorry it didn't work out, I hope you can both find a way to meet on a middle ground since she won't be around too much longer.

I'm actually wondering if you are able to see the situation from her point of view. You say she was argumentative and abusive, what would she say about you?

Oh I can tell you exactly what she would say about me because she DID say it about it. She was fine as long as we catered to her every whim and I did things exactly how she wanted. She tried to tell me what to do from large things (“why would you stay in that job? You should get a higher paying one.”) to small (“Don’t give the kids everything they want, we never sent you to camp”). I could t even do laundry right unless it was exactly her way. When I would stand up for myself and remind her I am a grown ass adult she’d get all mad and accuse me of trying to gaslight her. I don’t even understand that, but when so asked her what she meant she yelled at me.

She moved out to an apartment that is not assisted living but a lot older people live there and there is a small market in the building so she won’t starve. She won’t take her medications properly of course so I am sure there will eventually be fall out from that, and I will feel bad. But we did our best, or close to it.

The irony is we could have coexisted peacefully if she wasn’t so controlling, mean, and treating me like I was 12. Hell, I am nearly elderly myself. Maybe it is due in part to the aging brain, but she was never overly nice to me. She gave us things, sure. But not her attention or support. I was hoping for a nicer relationship now but guess not.

I just wish she had given us some warning, or been up front about it.
It feels like she needed to put that final knife in my back and twist it, to show me who is boss.

Anonymous wrote:It's sad that communication broke down but I give her props for having the gumption to run her own life. It really was nice of you to set her up in the inlaw apartment, sorry it didn't work out, I hope you can both find a way to meet on a middle ground since she won't be around too much longer.

I'm actually wondering if you are able to see the situation from her point of view. You say she was argumentative and abusive, what would she say about you?

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like she did the best thing for both of you. Thank her.