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Grace, and you're the daughter at 57. Grace, you're the mom at 81 and still rocking it.

How can I help you both?

Hi, I'm the daughter, and thank you very much.

You've helped me a lot in my time. My mom has never called the program, and she's, I don't

think you've ever listened, right, mom? Long time ago. So we had an argument recently.

We're very close, my mom and I, and she has three daughters.

And my two sisters and I felt that my mom was sort of being taken advantage of by a friend.

I'm sorry, what kind of a friend do you mean?

What do you mean friend?

It's a woman that is in her 30s, or maybe she might be 40s.

And she has a family, and she calls my mom often when she is, like, sick or not feeling well or needs a ride for the kids, things like that.

So we just felt we kind of were at a breaking point, and I sent this woman, this friend,

of my mom's, a text.

And my mom was very upset that I went ahead and sent a text without her knowledge to this woman.

Well, that was totally inappropriate of you.

I had talked to my mom about it before, though, and she had been very closed off to, like, listening.

Okay. Anne, it was totally inappropriate and disrespectful to your mother for you to do that.

Okay. That's what we thought you would say. Yeah. She's not 12 years old and stupid. She's 81.

If you believe your mother is incompetent, ma'am,

if you believe your mom is incompetent to think through things and make decisions,

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