I've told my husband to tell me when i start turning into her. She really , really does my head in. I love her to bits though. It's silly wee things that annoy me - she phones every day, and asks the most amazingly stupid questions. For example
"The house is very quiet, where is everyone" This is when she rings at 9.30am on a school day.
Or
"I phoned before and you weren't in, where were you?" giving an obvious response such as "Out" doesn't stop her, she has to know where, who with, what time we left, how long it took to get there, and what we did. She finishes off by asking if we took the kids! I usually respond by saying "No, we left them at home/in the cupboard/garden/locked in bedroom. Every conversation is finished with
"Tell x granny loves him", "Tell him now so i can hear". Then tell Y Granny loves him. Tell him again. What do you mean he never said anything, tell him again" and so it goes on, every single call, every single day!
She often phones to ask how i am, hows hubby, hows the kids, hows the dogs, then says bye.
Most of all though i don't want to be with my older kids how she is with my younger brother. He's 30 and still at home, and does nothing. On the odd occasions he works, she gets up at 6am to make his breakfast, make his packed lunch,etc. If he doesn't feel likegoing into work(which is almost a daily occurence) she phones in for him. He is diabetic, has been since he was 3,and until recently she even used to fill his insulin into the syringe for him.
She has never worked since i was born, and when my other brother and i left home people used to ask why she couldn't go out to work and her reply was that she had a "child" at home to look after. She never goes anywhere if she can't be back by 4pm every afternoon so can cook tea.
I could go on ,and on and on, sorry if i have rambled a bit, but my husband never listens when i moan about my mum and it was good to start getting it off my chest. So no I hope i don't turn into my mum.