Asking Eric: Any hint of frustration or anger from me triggers my mom
After moving in with her mother 18 months ago because of financial and health problems, she recently quit a stressful job at her mother’s urging — and says any hint of frustration or anger from her provokes her mother to lash out.
Dear Eric: A year and a half ago, I moved in with my mother. It was her idea, as I was having financial and health difficulties. I resisted at first, but eventually it became my only option.
My life situation improved for a while, but I recently resigned from a stressful job at her urging. I am close to retirement age and have had difficulty finding and keeping a job since a career-ending “layoff” almost 15 years ago by an employer that was downsizing.