I love them both, but they can barely be in the same room. What can I do?
I was raised by a single mother. She’s an educated, liberal feminist who brought me up to be a strong and self-sufficient woman.
Every year she comes to stay at my house for a week or two, and the two of us travel to visit other relatives. I always thoroughly enjoy our time together. He’s a man’s man, physically strong, can fix anything, build anything, do anything he sets his mind to, takes excellent care of our grown children, and adores me.
Once my husband and I were debating about something and Mother got up abruptly and went to her room. The next morning, she said that he was being mean to me. She worried that he didn’t respect or care for me.When I told my husband why she was uncomfortable, he was hurt, saying that she wants him to be different, but he will not change who he is for anyone.
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