IMO, she's trying to put you back into that old role where you were playing "Mother May I?" She not only wants to control your life, she wants you to give her an account for your actions! As usual, she is using the children as her leverage. Yes, she wants you jumping through her hoops of fire.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!