My late Mother, did not want me to have any boyfriends at all, she said men only want you for one thing, but got married at aged 25,and then she insisted that I was married in church,which we didn't want to do.
Got divorced 20 years later, and she did not speak to me for a year,as she didn't believe in divorce, unless a husband was beating you up.
My second child a daughter,was born on the back seat of our car,and husband delivered her, but she sent me a nasty letter ,saying. you are always late for everything,why did you leave it so late to go the maternity home,you could have lost the baby if the umbilical cord got stuck round the baby's neck.
We went to live in the USA for three years mid 70's era,due to husbands great job,and Mum said,you are surely not going away for three years,after all I have done for the grandchildren ! She kicked up such a fuss about this. But,after all this,my parents came to visit us about three times to west coast USA, and it was a big deal for her to do long haul flights,so was ok in the end.
As a new Mum to two children,she always derided my parenting skills,when I was a perfect mother !The only praise I had from her,was when I taught my son to read and write when he was two years old.
But she died 15 years ago,and I will always remember her ways of saying things, but she was in fact a very kind person,and would help anyone out with whatever.