Do you think this is normal?
DM had planned to do some DIY on a buy-to-let. She's at retirement age now and I work in a school so am on summer holiday. We discussed and I agreed to come and help her paint, garden etc for approx five days while DS is at his Dad's. I thought and said that it would be a satisfying task and enjoyable to be painting and chatting etc. It has been very hot, I've been working very hard in the heat, sweating, gardening, washing walls and windows, driving to B&Q etc. After a few days I needed to pop back home on the train, she says "I hope you found that useful and helpful." She's now making comments about when she dies she might leave the buy-to-let to me and making noises about what good experience it is for me about running a house. She made some other comments and I made a joke about how does she think I manage in my professional life/how about my home. Just wondering, WWYD or say? She's obviously very insecure and would like to validate the experience, she always does this asking if we had fun, was that good, asking DS what was your favourite thing about little weekends together etc. However, my feeling is, I offered to be helpful surely I should get thanks and leave it at that. What may or may not happen in future years is rather insulting as though that's the only reason I'm helping out. She's now saying I should leave my job and go into property development at which I spluttered that it sounds all very well if I should win the lottery!