Dear Mom: My House, My Rules, Quit Trying To Fix It and Me

A married couple sits in their living room, looking helplessly frustrated, while the wife’s mother stands between them with arms crossed, wearing a disapproving expression

When does ‘helping’ turn into plain old meddling? My mother seems to think my home—and my life—need her constant ‘fixing,’ whether I asked for it or not. Miss Edna, how do I get her to back off without starting World War III