i hope he reads stuff like this. so he knows we're not attacking him. we're just saying that he needs to make that shift. you can still respect your parents but at arms length.
at some point, you have to grow up. i don't know when i made that shift but in our household, the kids grew up fast. my parents are still together. i still take care of them but i'm not in their face all the time. i don't call them for the exact time required to boil potatoes. i just wing it. if i make a mistake, i will learn from it. my h was never like this. but in the last few years, his parents really laid the death card on thick. and now he calls them for the exact time required to boil potatoes. i just roll my eyes.
