I'm so sorry for your loss of your mother.

Since our daughter was born my parents have been nothing but a pain in the neck trying to tell us what to do & when to do it. We moved away from them & it's been pretty good without them interfering with our daily living. As I use to have a close relationship with them but not anymore because of all the heartache they had created for me over the years. I barely talk / sms or email them now because of this & to be honest I feel a lot better off without them (SORRY TO BE BLUNT). My parents & I use to be close until my younger brother's mining accident of which we did loose him but that was the straw that broke the camels back for me. As for my brother's daughter - she was very loved by all that knew her but the tables had turned for me for my daughter because it seemed my parents didn't want a bar of us unless we listened & obeyed them not to be making up our own minds on what we should do & not do. It really annoyed me when they weren't living far enough apart from them & now we do it's a relief not to be listening to them.