To be struggling after just four hours in my parents' company?!!

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I mean they've come to help with jobs and in fairness my dad does really help. But my mum will go home and tell everyone what a mess my house was and how she'd been a godsend when in reality, she's come, sat, upset the dc and drunk goodness knows how many cups of tea. I am inwardly screaming "go home" and yet feeling guilty that thus is how I feel. Ah well, just another hour til dh home!!!

OP count yourself lucky thats all she does!

My mother comes in and finds something to argue about! She shouts and screams at me on a regular basis. I don't take it personally though as she does this with my brothers!

I actually see stars when she gets like this, it would be interesting to check my blood pressure during her visits!

She's gonna give me a heart attack soon!

I know-iabu really but am struggling to keep awake, sane and calm today and whenever I see my mum it's the mild irritations of the day coupled with thirty odd years of pent up grrrr! So it's not really about the mess and the cups! Poor you - that level of aggression sounds horrible. All passive in our family for better or worse.