Does anyone have anyone in their family who is a control freak? [View All]

[Liberalynn]

and how do you deal with them.

My sister was supposed to take off work tomorrow and help me with some important papers and then I and my Mom were supposed to go to my sister's house to help her with some home spruce up projects.

Well tonight she calls and says her "plan" is to come down later than she said before because she didn't get as much done as she wanted to at work and that then we will go straight to her house. She's an A type workaholic personality by the way.

She never mentioned the papers that I needed help on, so I asked innocently "Will we still have time to get copies of my paper work and get it to the post office on time?" because they are very important and I really need to get them out on time.

She let out a huff and said fine I will just come down and do that for you and then I will go straight back home and you don't have to come to my house.

UMMMMMM Where did I say I didn't want to help her? I am more than willing because she does a lot for me. It will probably only take about 15 minutes to a half an hour tops to proof read what I wrote, copy, and then mail my stuff, which she promised to help me with last week. It's not like it will take that much time away from us doing the things at her house.

I hate to critcize because I love her and she is a very generous person in many ways especially to me, but man if you suggest even the most minor of deviations from one of her "plans?" she bites your head off.

It's really starting to upset and hurt my feelings, but I hate to say anything because I don't want to hurt her or act ungrateful.

I don't know how to talk to her anymore. :shrug: