Overbearing Mother

[Sasha13]

Hi all, hoping you can help. My Mum and I are very close and are in touch quite regularly. Recently though I am finding myself getting annoyed with the number of texts and emails I am getting off her. She'll text or email me in the morning and if I don't reply she'll text or email again asking if I'm OK. If I don't reply to that within an hour or so she has been known to call friends or collegaues to make sure I'm OK. Or she'll text saying 'call me when you get home and have eaten tea' then half an hour later she'll text again saying 'Am I around for a chat?'. She's going through a bit of a hard time at the moment so I feel guilty and unsupportive, but it's driving me mad! Am I wrong to want a bit of space? Have any of you been in this situation and if so, how did you deal with it?

[lilacben]

Hi Pinkfizz I will adopt you!! from what you have said before about your mum I can understand why you feel like that. And Sasha I also used to have the same problem from my mum and dad , when they where alive. But now my eldest daughter is doing it nd it is driving me mad, so I know how you feel. I could never stop my mum from doing it however. And have tried with my daughter to tell her but she still phones,every day sometimes twice. Bearing in mind I see her as well most days.! I love going away as this is the only way I can have a little peace. It is only because they care.!