Mother draws the line with boundary-crossing daughter-in-law who insists on calling her "mom" despite protest, the daughter-in-law tries to invite herself on a mother-daughter trip with her 20-year-old daughter: 'I told her I will never be her mother.'

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AITA for telling my DIL that I will never be her mother and to leave me alone

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The comments were 50/50, with some feeling for the daughter-in-law, as she grew up without a solid mother figure in her life. Others argued that the mother-in-law was right to keep her boundaries firm and that it's not her job to heal the DIL's wounds. I'd say it was pretty harsh to say “I'll never be your mom” to someone who has childhood trauma, but it sounds like this mom just snapped and lost her temper.
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