[eyesclosed]

I'm 50 yrs old and the only kid she has with in 300 mi. So when my dad passed away I thought I could have a relationship with her since we never really had one my dad was a alcoholic and she drank a lot. My dad passed in 2008. I would do a lot of projects around the house for her and cut her grass, shoveled snow. It got to the point that she was taking advantage of me. My dad gave the orders now it was her turn but I couldn't say nothing. When I became ill with depression it was like it was tuned out I could never be sick. Then my marriage went kaput and now have menier's disease. I finally was able tell her it's to much and there was a change in our relationship and when trying to talk about my problems now she doesn't want to here it and raises her voice at me when talking just like I remember as a kid that brought on guilty feelings even though I was just getting a opinion. I must be raining on her parade.

[s4ndm4n2006]

if someone is the type to yell at people, there isn't really an age that you reach that will stop your parent from yelling at you. at her age, I imagine it's a behavior that will never change in her. don't get in conversations with her and cut it off as soon as she starts to yell and or criticize etc...

[Angel_Davis]

same here; mother still talks to me like a child, yells at me and says "stop it" like she said to our cat growing up....it is demoralizing....im sick to with lymes and it makes it harder..i'm thinking about cutting ties yet again btw i'm 38 and my mom is 72

[MickeyCheeky]

I'm sorry. Maybe try to stay away from her? Is that an option?

[eyesclosed]

Thank you all staying away all the time I could never do to her. I just am not going to express my feelings because you didn't do that in our family. I was trying to get her to talk more about her self to get to know her better but I won't anymore. It's really amazing how I feel the same emotion I did when I was so young.