I oftentimes find myself at a loss when I'm confronted with someone else's refusal to apply logic to a situation. I used to be an emotional decision maker and my decisions frequently led to bad places, sometimes they led me into the company of bad people. I learned better and now I do better. So it baffles me whenever someone obstinately refuses to alter the dysfunctional thought patterns that have created one problem after another for them.

Here's my problem: My mother makes emotionally motivated decisions, if it feels good at the moment, she goes with it. If she wants it over and done with, she finds a way to make that happen, damn the consequences. And she *always* wants it over and done with. Yesterday, preferably. I'm more likely to take my time analyzing the situation, consider all possibilities, and methodically work towards a solution. I had to learn how to think this way because I certainly wasn't taught it growing up.

So now she's looking at houses and she wants to hurry up, find one and move in. We're going to be living together, and I'll probably inherit 1/2 the proceeds from the sale of the house someday, and I want to make sure she doesn't jump the gun and buy a money pit. I've tried explaining to her what sorts of problems could arise from an impulsive house purchase, but I only succeed in making her angry and getting "We're just different thinkers who can't understand where the other is coming from" lectures.

Do I have to shut up and let her make another horrible decision (that directly affects me), or is there a different approach I could use to get her to think sensibly about this?