Local Girl Attempts to Defy Mother's Instructions

Maybe when I'm 58,000 years old and the ruler of the universe will my mother finally decide that I'm old enough to make some of my own decisions. At the current time, we are embroiled in a bitter dispute about exactly this point.

It started when I had the unmitigated temerity to send The Maid home to her family in the Philippines for Christmas and New Year. Either that, or leave her to mind an empty house whilst we spend quality time with the In-Laws in The America. At the time these arrangements were made, I erroneously concluded that this was my own business and therefore failed and/or wilfully refused to get my mother's permission before booking the air ticket.

The Maid then made the fatal mistake of mentioning this to my mother's maid. Suddenly I started receiving urgent calls from relatives in Hong Kong and Singapore. How can you do this to your mother, they begged to know. Do you know she is very upset with you? Do you know you are not supposed to send your maid home for the first year?! Now you are prohibited from sending her home for another 3 years! Prohibited!

After these calls had been concluded, and as though there were some kind of timetable unknown only to me, my mother arrived at my home to deliver the prohibition order herself. She also asked me to please stop leaving my clothes on the chair in my bedroom (or else! I will disinherit! you!)

Being the oldest child and a filial daughter, I said "Hm hm hm" and did not agree nor disagree. Then I made myself scarce, leaving her to watch High Five (Space Magic!) with The Son. This tactic used to work, maybe, 13 years ago. Now she's starting to suspect I'm just ignoring her orders. So it's been nag nag nag and "Hm hm hm" for several weeks now and she's really starting to suspect that I'm ignoring her orders. I can sense the impending doom as she makes arrangements to change her will and rob me of my 33% of her estate (my stupid brother is getting 34% because he has a penis).

Now that the trip is over and my maid is returning today, I actually started to think that all this was said and done, then I get another call from another auntie today. Hey! Your mother called me last week! Did you send your maid home for a vacation? She slammed down the phone on me when I suggested to her that it was your own business! What's all this about!?

So now there's a whole lot of stress to deal with, out of completely nothing. Dammit.