How do I deal with my parent?
We share a jointly owned house with the aged parentals.
One of them is incredibly clingy, doesn't appear to have an independent thought, and is generally crowding us.
Everything I do, they copy. Everything I buy. If we go out, they want to come to. My husband and I have a child, we want to do things as a family. We do things with the parent too, but we need our own space.
Ww3 started this morning. We were going to a niche event that applied to us, but not to them. They knew this, and asked to come along too. When told no, they got angry. Accused me of cruelty, being an unkind person to them, the whole guilt trip.
This happens quite often. Im often an introvert, I like to be alone. My husband works, the child is in school. They turn up, and start picking holes in stuff. I put up with it, but I'm not going to be joined at the hip. I have a few things I do outside the house, a few friends, and hobby or two, and I'm required to share everything.
Its getting really wearing. We dont want to move, despite everything I love both my parents, but they need to get their own life.